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title: O.C.G.A. § 1-2-11. Rights of aliens generally; purchase, holding, and conveyance of realty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 1-2-11. Rights of aliens generally; purchase, holding, and conveyance of realty.

(a) Aliens are the subjects of foreign governments who have not been naturalized under the laws of the United States.

(b) Aliens who are subjects of governments at peace with the United States and this state, as long as their governments remain at peace with the United States and this state, shall be entitled to all the rights of citizens of other states who are temporarily in this state and shall have the privilege of purchasing, holding, and conveying real estate in this state except as provided by Code Section 2-1-7.

## History

Laws 1785, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 364; Laws 1849, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 367; Code 1863, §§ 1592, 1593; Code 1868, §§ 1655, 1656; Code 1873, §§ 1660, 1661; Code 1882, §§ 1660, 1661; Civil Code 1895, §§ 1814, 1816; Civil Code 1910, §§ 2171, 2173; Code 1933, §§ 79-302, 79-303; Ga. L. 2024, p. 446, § 1/SB 420, effective July 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, added “except as provided by Code Section 2-1-7” at the end of subsection (b).