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40 bills for “Property”.
Property; the minimum amount required for a foreclosure on a lien on a property under the "Georgia Condominium Act" and the "Georgia Property Owners' Association Act"; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would raise the minimum unpaid debt required before a condominium or homeowners' association can foreclose on a lien from $2,000 to $20,000.
Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1024 raises the amount of home equity Georgians can shield from creditors in bankruptcy from $21,500 to $50,000, and from $43,000 to $100,000 for married couples living together in the home.
Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let county governments extend the special property tax assessment for income-producing historic buildings by up to 12 years beyond the current nine-year period.
General Assembly; the assessment of property taxes on property; electronic equipment primarily used to process, store, or transmit digital information and data; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution to let lawmakers create a separate property tax category for data centers and similar digital infrastructure buildings, letting local governments tax them differently to ease the burden on other property.
Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would rewrite the legal definition of "current use value" used to tax bona fide conservation use property, a term used to calculate property taxes on land kept in agricultural or conservation use.
Property; fine for any frivolous mechanic lien filed; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would impose a $1,500 fine on anyone who files a frivolous mechanic's lien against a property, on top of any attorney's fees or court costs.
Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property
Summary by Georgia Commons: HB618 would require sellers of one-to-four family homes in Georgia to disclose past flood damage and related insurance claims to buyers, and would fine frivolous mechanic liens $1,500.
Ad Valorem Taxation; direct payments to property owners whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of a certain natural disaster; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 304 would let the state send direct payments to Georgia property owners whose homes or land were destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Helene, covering their 2024 property tax bill, if lawmakers fund the program.
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution would ask voters to raise the maximum acreage that can qualify for the state's bona fide conservation use property tax break, from 2,000 acres to 6,000 acres per owner.
Real and Personal Property; conveyance of municipal property interests to independent school systems; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 252 lets large Georgia cities lease, grant easements over, or sell park and recreational land to an independent school system in the city, as long as the city replaces any land it sells with equal or better park land.
Property; prohibit condominium and property owners' associations from retaliating against property owners for taking certain actions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would bar condominium and property owners' associations from retaliating against unit or lot owners who file complaints, raise concerns, or organize about association issues, and would let owners sue for penalties.
Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would revise the legal definition of 'current use value' used to tax conservation land, tying it directly to the valuation rules already in Georgia's property tax code.
Local government; local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would stop counties and cities from applying temporary moratoriums on permits or zoning decisions to properties that already have written local approval or unrelated permits for development.
Ad valorem tax; prohibit levy and sale of properties owned by certain senior citizens for failure to pay ad valorem taxes
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would stop counties from seizing and selling the homes of property owners age 60 and older over unpaid property taxes, as long as the owner still holds title.
Property; require new property owners' associations to be subject to Georgia Property Owners' Association Act
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House bill would automatically apply Georgia's Property Owners' Association Act to any homeowners association created after July 1, 2026, require existing associations to vote on whether to join it, and create a new legal process for dissolving an association.
Ad valorem tax; prohibit property bills from including any nontax related fees or assessments
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 712 would bar Georgia local governments from lumping nontax fees, like stormwater or solid waste charges, onto property tax bills, starting with bills issued on or after January 1, 2026.
Property; debtors in foreclosures to receive certain information and forms in a notice of foreclosure; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 948 would require lenders foreclosing on Georgia property to tell debtors upfront how to claim any leftover money after a foreclosure sale, and to warn them that unclaimed funds could eventually go to the state.
General Assembly; assessment and taxation of affordable housing use property; provide - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to let lawmakers create a special property tax assessment method for affordable, income-restricted single-family homes.
Enforcement Methods; investigations or inspections of certain residential rental property when there is a reasonable suspicion of a code violation; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let local governments inspect large residential rental properties based on a lower
Property Insurance Policies; notice required to be given a policyholder before the nonrenewal of his or her homeowners' insurance policy; increase the number of days
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 35 doubles the advance notice Georgia homeowners' insurers must give before dropping a policy, from 30 days to 60 days, for policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.
Ad valorem tax; public property owned by a political subdivision outside of its territorial limits; limit an exemption
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would partially remove a property tax exemption for land a city or county owns outside its own borders, once that land is developed and used for public purposes.
Ad valorem tax; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let counties extend the special property tax assessment period for certain historic buildings that produce income, adding up to 12 more years beyond the current nine-year limit.
Property owners' associations; written notice of certain sums; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require homeowners' associations to give lot owners written notice and 30 days to pay overdue fines or fees before the association can collect attorney's fees, and would require judges to certify those fees as reasonable.
Ad valorem tax; extension of preferential assessment period for certain historic properties; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let county governments extend the special low property tax assessment for income-producing historic buildings by up to 12 additional years after the current nine-year period ends.
General Assembly; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution to raise the acreage cap for farmland and timberland taxed under the bona fide conservation use program from 2,000 to 4,000 acres per owner.
Condominium associations, property owners' associations, and any other corporations or voluntary entities; provide transparency to members; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges condominium and property owners' associations to be more transparent with members about assessments, fees, and account statements. It does not create any new legal requirement.
Property; nonjudicial foreclosures on time-share estates; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would end the current fast, out-of-court foreclosure process that time-share owners' associations and lenders use to seize unpaid time-share estates, replacing it with different procedures starting July 1, 2026.
Property; repossessors of motor vehicles; revise notice requirements
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate substitute for HB 1134 would streamline how people who repossess motor vehicles must notify owners about personal belongings left inside, cutting a second-notice requirement and adding rules for when a repossession counts as complete.
Income tax; depreciation for single-family residential rental property; revise a deduction
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 616 would stop corporations from using a federal tax deduction for equipment-style depreciation, known as Section 179, on single-family rental homes, starting with the 2026 tax year in Georgia.
Property; landlord and tenant; repeal Code Section 44-7-19, relating to restrictions on rent regulation by local governments
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would repeal the state law that currently bars cities and counties from adopting rent control, opening the door for local governments to regulate rent if they choose.
Property; certain rental agreements; provide landlord duties
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would spell out specific minimum habitability standards landlords must meet, such as structural safety, working smoke detectors, heating and cooling, and clean water, when maintaining rental housing.
Ad valorem tax; qualified low-income building projects may be classified as a separate class of property; provide - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state Constitution so qualified low-income housing projects can be taxed as their own property class, with rules set by the General Assembly.
Property; prohibit homeowners' associations from preventing property owners from installing solar energy devices; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would stop condominium associations, property owners' associations, and homeowners' associations from banning solar panels on shared roofs, while making the homeowner pay if the roof later needs repair.
Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority; property held is for public purposes for the benefit of the people of this state; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would declare that property controlled by the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority, and any leases or other interests it grants to private parties, count as public property exempt from local property taxes.
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would raise the cap on tax credits for timber growers who lost trees in Hurricane Helene from $200 million to $250 million and let more producers claim the credit without needing advance state approval starting in 2026.
Property; common interest ownership structure; provisions - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would amend the state constitution to let condo or homeowners' association members sue to remove someone illegally occupying another unit or home in their same development, even if they don't own that property themselves.
Property owners' associations; development and affirmative election; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 664 would give existing Georgia property owners' associations a new way to opt into the state's Property Owners' Association Act (O.C.G.A. Article 6, Chapter 3, Title 44) through a 75 percent membership vote and a recorded instrument, and would lower the vote threshold needed to amend association documents from 80 percent to 75 percent.
Braselton, Town of; annex certain properties
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 157 amends the Town of Braselton's charter to annex specific tracts of land in Jackson County into the town's corporate limits, expanding its boundaries.
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution would ask voters to remove the current dollar cap on the state's homeowner property tax relief benefit and let local governments and school systems create their own local homestead tax relief programs funded by a new local sales tax.
Sales and use tax; exempt retail sale of electricity and natural gas for use by any residential property
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would exempt residential electricity and natural gas purchases from state sales and use tax, but only starting the year after lawmakers repeal a separate existing exemption already on the books.