2020 Georgia Code
Title 44 - Property
Chapter 14 - Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens
Article 8 - Liens
- Part 1 - In General
- Part 2 - Landlords
- Part 3 - Mechanics and Materialmen
- Part 4 - Laborers
- Part 5 - Pawnbrokers, Factors, Bailees, Acceptors, and Depositories
- Part 6 - Jewelers
- Part 7 - Laundries, Cleaners, and Tailors
- Part 7A - Repair of Equipment
- Part 8 - Hospitals and Nursing Homes
- Part 9 - Veterinarians and Boarders of Animals
- Part 10 - Miscellaneous Liens
- Part 11 - Foreclosure of Liens on Realty
- Part 12 - Foreclosure of Liens on Personalty
- Part 13 - Registration of Liens for Federal Taxes
- Part 14 - Bankruptcy Proceedings
- Part 15 - Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens
- Judgment liens generally, § 9-12-80 et seq.
Security interests in and liens on motor vehicles, § 40-3-50 et seq.
Die, molds, forms, and patterns, Art. 8, Ch. 12, T. 44.
Tax executions, Ch. 3, T. 48.
PART 1 IN GENERAL
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Lien may be waived by express agreement based upon valuable consideration. Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Parsons, 155 Ga. App. 46, 270 S.E.2d 230 (1980).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Redemption from mortgage or judicial sale as affecting lien intervening that under which property was sold and that under which it was redeemed, 26 A.L.R. 435.
Bankruptcy: lessor's right, upon bankruptcy of lessee, to enforce lien or retain security for future rentals, 45 A.L.R. 717.
Oil, gas, or other mineral rights in land, apart from ownership of soil, as subject as real estate to lien of judgment against the owner of the mineral interest, 53 A.L.R. 135.
Contract for compensation other than that of attorney on basis of share in or percentage of property or fund as creating an equitable lien, 54 A.L.R. 289.
Single mechanic's lien upon several parcels, as enforceable against less than all of the parcels (including effect of release of some of them from the lien), 130 A.L.R. 423.
Acceptance of unsecured note or other personal obligation of vendee as waiver or discharge of vendor's lien, 132 A.L.R. 440.
Priority of lien of sales or consumers' tax, 136 A.L.R. 1015.
Constitutionality of statute giving to lien for alteration of property pursuant to public requirement, mechanic's lien, or similar lien, preference over pre-existing mortgage or other lien, 141 A.L.R. 66.
Rights and remedies under lien statute of one performing work only part of which is of a lienable character, 149 A.L.R. 682.
Mere assertion of unfounded lien as constituting conversion, 169 A.L.R. 100.
Right of holder of mortgage or lien to proceeds of property insurance payable to owner not bound to carry insurance for former's benefit, 9 A.L.R.2d 299.
Easement, servitude, or restrictive covenant as affected by enforcement of assessment or improvement liens, 26 A.L.R.2d 873.
Right of vendee under executory land contract to lien for amount paid on purchase, 33 A.L.R.2d 1384; 82 A.L.R.3d 1040.
Conveyance of real property to mortgagee or lienholder as constituting "sale or exchange" rendering owner liable for commissions to broker having exclusive agency or exclusive right to sell, 46 A.L.R.2d 1116.
Abandonment of construction or of contract as affecting time for filing mechanics' liens or time for giving notice to owner, 52 A.L.R.3d 797.
