§ 44-3-234. Application of Article
The limitations provided in subsection (b) and paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (d) of Code Section 44-5-60 shall not apply to any covenants contained in any instrument created pursuant to or submitted to this article. History. Code 1981, § 44-3-234 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1879, § 1.
§ 44-3-235. Applicability of Article
This article shall apply to all property which is submitted to this article. This article shall also apply to any association of owners subject to a recorded declaration of covenants upon property, which covenants are administered by an owners’ association in which membership is mandatory for all owners of lots in the development, which declaration […]
§ 44-3-232. Assessments Against Lot Owners as Constituting Lien in Favor of Association; Additional Charges Against Lot Owners; Procedure for Foreclosing Lien; Obligation to Provide Statement of Amounts Due
All sums lawfully assessed by the association against any lot owner or property owners’ association lot, whether for the share of the common expenses pertaining to that lot, fines, or otherwise, and all reasonable charges made to any lot owner or lot for materials furnished or services rendered by the association at the owner’s request […]
§ 44-3-232.1. Right of and Procedure for Certain Property Owners to Take Control of Association When Declarant Fails to Meet Certain Obligations
Notwithstanding and prior to the usual expiration of the period of the declarant’s right to control the association pursuant to any property owners’ association instruments, the association’s articles of incorporation, or the association’s bylaws, the right to control may pass to the property owners as provided in this Code section if the declarant fails to […]
§ 44-3-233. Liberal Construction of Article; Substantial Compliance; Curing of Defects by Amendment
The provisions of this article and of an instrument recorded pursuant thereto shall be liberally construed in favor of the valid establishment of property owners’ association pursuant to this article with respect to the submitted property. Substantial compliance with the requirements of this article for the establishment of a property owners’ association shall suffice to […]
§ 44-3-220. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Property Owners’ Association Act.” History. Code 1981, § 44-3-220 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1879, § 1.
§ 44-3-221. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Board of directors” or “board” means an executive and administrative body, by whatever name denominated, designated in the instrument as the governing body of the association. “Common area” means all real and personal property submitted to the declaration which is owned or leased by the association for common […]
§ 44-3-222. Creation of Property Owners’ Development; Affirmative Election to Be Governed by Article
A property owners’ development shall come into existence upon either the recordation of the declaration pursuant to this article or the amendment of a recorded declaration in accordance with Code Section 44-3-235. Any declaration or amendment intending to bring or avail a development of the benefits and provisions of this article shall state an affirmative […]
§ 44-3-223. Compliance With Provisions of Instrument and With Rules and Regulations; Penalties for Noncompliance
Every lot owner and all those entitled to occupy a lot shall comply with all lawful provisions of the property owners’ association instrument. In addition, any lot owner and all those entitled to occupy a lot shall comply with any reasonable rules or regulations adopted by the association pursuant to the instrument which have been […]
§ 44-3-224. Voting at Association Meetings
Since a lot owner may be more than one person, if only one of those persons is present at a meeting of the association, or is voting by proxy, ballot, or written consent, that person shall be entitled to cast the votes pertaining to that lot. However, if more than one of those persons is […]