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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-36-15. Used for residential purposes defined.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-36-15. Used for residential purposes defined.

As used in this article, the term “used for residential purposes” means any lot or tract five acres or less in size on which is constructed a habitable dwelling unit.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-36-15, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 192, § 2.