2022 Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 40 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
§ 43-40-24. Requisites for Maintenance of Action Under Chapter

Universal Citation: GA Code § 43-40-24 (2022)
  1. No person shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in this chapter without alleging and proving that he was a licensed broker in Georgia at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
  2. No broker shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in this chapter without alleging and proving that any person acting in the broker’s behalf was duly licensed in Georgia at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
  3. No broker shall bring or maintain any action against another broker nor shall any affiliated licensee bring or maintain any action against the broker holding his or her license for the collection of compensation under this chapter without alleging and proving that he or she was a licensee in Georgia at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
  4. The commission by and through its commissioner may bring an action for any violation of this chapter.

History. Code 1933, § 84-1404, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 100, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1001, §§ 1, 16; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1411, § 4; Ga. L. 1985, p. 360, § 14; Ga. L. 1987, p. 252, § 6.

Law reviews.

For annual survey on real property law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2018).

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