§ 44-15-4. Management of Institutional Funds for Endowment
Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in the gift instrument or to any express written agreement between a donor and an institution, an institution may appropriate for expenditure or accumulate assets of an endowment fund as the institution determines shall be prudent for the uses, benefits, purposes, and duration for which the endowment […]
§ 44-16-12. Maintenance of Registry
The agency may establish and maintain a registry that contains all environmental covenants and any amendment or termination of such covenants. The registry may also contain any other information concerning environmental covenants and the real property subject to them which the agency considers appropriate. The registry, if established, shall be a public record for purposes […]
§ 44-14-590. Recording of Bankruptcy Petition, Decree, or Order; Fees
A certified copy of a petition, with schedules omitted, commencing a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, P.L. 95-598, codified at 11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq., or of the decree of adjudication in the proceeding, or of the order approving the bond of the trustee appointed in the proceeding may be filed […]
§ 44-14-591. Effect of Failure to Record Petition, Decree, or Order as to Bona Fide Purchaser or Lienor of Real Property
Unless a certified copy of the petition, with schedules omitted, decree, or order has been recorded in any county wherein the bankrupt owns or has an interest in real property, the commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, P.L. 95-598, codified at 11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq., shall not be […]
§ 44-14-600. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act.” History. Code 1981, § 44-14-600 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1490, § 1. Law reviews. For annual survey article on real property law, see 50 Mercer L. Rev. 307 (1998).
§ 44-14-601. Definitions
As used in this part, the term: “Broker” means a broker as defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-40-1. “Client” means a person or entity having an interest in real property that has entered into a written brokerage agreement with a real estate broker relative to such property. “Commercial real estate” means any real […]
§ 44-14-602. Lien on Commercial Real Estate for Broker’s Compensation
Any real estate broker who is not an employee or independent contractor of another real estate broker shall have a lien, in the amount of the compensation agreed upon by and between the broker and the landlord or seller or other client or customer, upon commercial real estate or any interest in commercial real estate: […]
§ 44-14-603. Priority of Liens
Prior recorded liens and liens for ad valorem taxes shall have priority over a broker’s lien. History. Code 1981, § 44-14-603 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1490, § 1.
§ 44-14-604. Escrow to Release Claim for Lien That Would Prevent Closing of Transaction or Conveyance
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, whenever a claim for lien has been filed with the clerk of a superior court that would prevent the closing of a transaction or conveyance, an escrow account shall be established from the proceeds from the transaction or conveyance in an amount sufficient to release the claim […]
§ 44-14-605. Release or Satisfaction of Lien on Occurrence of Condition Precluding Broker From Receiving Compensation; Suit to Enforce Lien; When Lien Invalid; When Right to File and Record Lien Dissolved
Whenever a claim for lien has been filed with the superior court and a condition occurs that would preclude the broker from receiving compensation under the terms of the broker’s written agreement, the broker shall provide to the owner of record a written release or satisfaction of the lien. Upon written demand of the owner, […]