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title: O.C.G.A. § 41-1-5. Continuance of nuisance by an alienee; request to abate nuisance.
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# O.C.G.A. § 41-1-5. Continuance of nuisance by an alienee; request to abate nuisance.

(a) The alienee of a person owning property injured may maintain an action for continuance of the nuisance for which the alienee of the property causing the nuisance is responsible.

(b) Prior to commencement of an action by the alienee of the property injured against the alienee of the property causing the nuisance, there must be a request to abate the nuisance.

## History

Code 1863, § 2943; Code 1868, § 2950; Code 1873, § 3001; Code 1882, § 3001; Civil Code 1895, § 3862; Civil Code 1910, § 4458; Code 1933, § 72-105; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 41.

## Cross References

Covenants and warranties relating to land transactions generally, § 44-5-60 et seq.

## Law Reviews

For article discussing nuisances as “Hidden Liens,” see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 32 (1977).

For annual survey on real property, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (2012).