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title: O.C.G.A. § 41-2-3. Filing of petition to abate private nuisance.
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# O.C.G.A. § 41-2-3. Filing of petition to abate private nuisance.

A private nuisance may be abated upon filing of a petition by the person injured.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3999; Code 1868, § 4027; Code 1873, § 4098; Code 1882, § 4098; Civil Code 1895, § 4766; Civil Code 1910, § 5338; Code 1933, § 72-203; Ga. L. 1980, p. 620, § 3.