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# O.C.G.A. § 41-2-17. Prior ordinances relating to repair, closing, or demolition of unfit buildings or structures.

Ordinances relating to the subject matter of Code Sections 41-2-7 through 41-2-16 and this Code section adopted prior to July 1, 2001, shall have the same force and effect on and after said date as ordinances adopted subsequent to and by authority of these Code sections.

## History

Code 1981, § 41-2-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 45; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 41; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1196, § 5.

## Law Reviews

For article, “Local Government Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 389 (2001).