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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 44 - Property » Chapter 5 - Acquisition and Loss of Property » Article 2 - Conveyances » § 44-5-39. Binding Effect of Covenants on Grantee Who Accepts Deed

When a grantee accepts a deed, he is bound by the covenants contained therein even though the deed has not been signed by him.

History. Civil Code 1895, § 3600; Civil Code 1910, § 4180; Code 1933, § 29-102; Ga. L. 1967, p. 592, § 1.

History of Code section.

This Code section is derived from the decision in Georgia S.R.R. v. Reeves, 64 Ga. 492 (1879).

Law reviews.

For comment on Phillips v. Naff, 332 Mich. 389, 52 N.W.2d 158 (1952), see 15 Ga. B.J. 71 (1952).

For article, “Condominium and Home Owner Associations: Formation and Development,” see 24 Emory L.J. 977 (1975).

For article surveying recent legislative and judicial developments in Georgia’s real property laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1979).