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2006 Georgia Code - 44-3-2
44-3-2. As used in this article, the term:
(1) 'Agent' means any person who
represents, or acts for or on behalf of, a developer in selling or
leasing or offering to sell or lease any lot or lots in a
subdivision but shall not include an attorney at law whose
representation of another person consists of rendering legal
services. (2) 'Blanket
encumbrance' means: (A) Any
deed to secure debt, trust deed, mortgage, mechanic´s lien,
or any other lien or financial encumbrance securing or evidencing
money debt and affecting subdivided land or affecting more than one
lot or parcel of subdivided land; or (B) Any agreement affecting more than one such
lot or parcel by which the subdivider holds such subdivided land
under an option, contract to purchase, or trust agreement;
provided, however, that taxes and assessments levied by public
authority are not deemed to be encumbrances within the meaning of
this paragraph. (3) 'Business
day' means any calendar day except Sunday or any national legal
public holiday. (4) 'Common
promotional plan' means a plan undertaken by a single developer or
a group of developers acting in concert to offer lots for sale or
lease; where such land is offered for sale by such a developer or
group of developers acting in concert and, where such land is
contiguous or known, designated, or advertised as a common unit or
by a common name, such land shall be presumed, without regard to
the number of lots covered by each individual offering, as being
offered for sale or lease as part of a common promotional
plan. (5) 'Conspicuous
statement' means a statement in boldface and conspicuous type which
shall be a type size of at least ten points. Such statement shall
always be shown larger than all other nonconspicuous statements in
the body of the document in which it is required.
(6) 'Developer' or 'subdivider' or
'owner' means any person who, directly or indirectly, sells or
leases, or offers to sell or lease, or advertises for sale or lease
any lots in a subdivision. (7) 'Disposition' or 'dispose of' means any
sale, exchange, lease, assignment, award by lottery, or other
transaction designed to convey an interest in a subdivision or
parcel, lot, or unit thereof, if undertaken for gain or
profit. (8) 'Offer' means
every inducement, solicitation, or attempt to bring about a
disposition. (9) 'Person'
means an individual, firm, company, association, corporation,
government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust,
estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association or
organization, two or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or
common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(9.1) 'Property report' means a
written statement given to prospective purchasers by the developer
or the developer´s agent disclosing such information about
the subdivision as required by this article. (10) 'Purchaser' means a person other than a
developer or lender who acquires an interest in any lot, parcel, or
unit in a subdivision. (11)
'Sale' means every sale, lease, assignment, award by lottery,
solicitation, or offer to do any of the foregoing concerning a
subdivision, if undertaken for gain or profit. (12) 'Subdivision' or 'subdivided land'
means: (A) Any contiguous
land which is divided or is proposed to be divided for the purpose
of disposition into 50 or more lots, parcels, units, or interests;
or (B) Any land, whether
contiguous or not, which is divided or proposed to be divided into
50 or more lots, parcels, units, or interests which are offered as
a part of a common promotional plan.
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