Georgia General Assembly · Full text

HB 1221: Property owners' associations; written notice of certain sums; provide

Comm Sub version, the latest LegiScan holds · Last action February 24, 2026 · Introduced

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The House Committee on Judiciary offers the following substitute to HB 1221:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, so as to provide for written notice of certain sums; to provide for a time certain to pay outstanding sums; to provide for an itemized list of attorney's fees claimed; to provide for an order finding reasonableness; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, is amended by adding new subsections to Code Section 44-3-232, relating to assessments against lot owners as constituting lien in favor of association, additional charges against lot owners, procedure for foreclosing lien, and obligation to provide statement of amounts due, to read as follows: "(f) Before an association may collect or be awarded attorney's fees, it shall provide:

(1) An initial written notice by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to the lot owner from the association or its agent identifying any outstanding fines or delinquent fees;

(2) Lot owners with 30 days from the receipt of the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection to pay such outstanding fines or delinquent fees; and

(3) An itemized list of reasonable attorney's fees claimed.

(g) Judges conducting bench trials for an action to recover sums assessed against a lot owner shall review such claims of attorney's fees for reasonableness and shall enter an order stating whether the attorney's fees were reasonable before an association can be awarded such attorney's fees."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, and shall apply to all actions filed on or after such date.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.