§ 44-2-6. Recording Bond for Title, Contracts, Transfers, and Assignments; Priority as to Subsequent Deeds Taken Without Notice From Same Vendor
Every bond for title, bond to reconvey realty, contract to sell or convey realty or any interest therein, and any and all transfers or assignments of realty shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county where the land referred to in the instrument is located. […]
§ 44-2-7. Recording of Surrender or Satisfaction of Bond for Title
When any bond for title has been recorded and is subsequently surrendered or satisfied, such surrender or satisfaction may be entered of record by the clerk of the superior court in the same manner that cancellations of mortgages and deeds to secure debts are entered of record. History. Ga. L. 1900, p. 68, § 3; […]
§ 44-2-8. Recording of Options to Purchase Land and Assignments of Such Options; Effect as Notice
When executed with the formality prescribed for the execution of deeds to land, options to purchase land or any interest in land and assignments of such options to purchase may be recorded in the county in which the property described in the instrument is located. The record shall, from the date of filing, be notice […]
§ 44-2-9. Recording Leases, Usufructs, and Assignments Thereof; Effect as Notice
When executed with the formality prescribed for the execution of deeds to land, leases or usufructs of land or of any interest in land and assignments of such leases or usufructs for any purpose, including the purpose of securing debt, may be recorded in the county where the property described in the instrument is located. […]
§ 44-2-10. Recording Deeds and Bills of Sale to Personalty; Effect as Notice
Absolute deeds and bills of sale to personalty may be recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county where the maker resides. Such record, being permissive and not compulsory, is not constructive or implied notice to anyone. This Code section shall not apply to transactions covered by Article 9 […]
§ 44-2-11. Recording Copy of Instrument Recorded in Other Counties in Which Part of Affected Land Is Located in Cases Where Original Lost or Destroyed
A copy from the registry of any instrument conveying or affecting land in any county of this state which is recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county, if duly certified by the clerk, may be filed for record and recorded in the office of the clerk of the […]
§ 44-2-12. Rerecording Lost or Destroyed Deeds and Other Instruments; Validity
When the record of any deed or other recorded instrument or the certificate of record is lost or destroyed, the clerk of the superior court may rerecord the instrument and the certificate of record. The rerecording shall be as valid as the original recording and shall take effect from the date of the original recording, […]
§ 44-2-13. Rerecording Instruments Upon Creation of New County or Change in County Lines; Effect on Validity of Original Record
When the creation of a new county or a change in county lines causes land to be included in a different county than that in which it was situated at the time of the recording of a deed, mortgage, or other lien therein, any holder of such a deed, mortgage, or other lien may have […]
§ 44-2-14. Requirements for Recordation
Except for documents electronically filed as provided for in Chapter 12 of Title 10, and in other Code sections in this part, before any deed to realty or personalty or any mortgage, bond for title, or other recordable instrument executed in this state may be recorded, it shall be an original instrument and shall be […]
§ 44-2-15. Officers Authorized to Attest Registrable Instruments
Any of the instruments enumerated in Code Section 44-2-14 may be attested by a judge of a court of record, including a judge of a municipal court, or by a magistrate, a notary public, or a clerk or deputy clerk of a superior court or of a city court created by special Act of the […]