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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-10-5. Validity of easement.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-10-5. Validity of easement.

A conservation easement is valid even though:

(1) It is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;

(2) It can be or has been assigned to another holder;

(3) It is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;

(4) It imposes a negative burden;

(5) It imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of an interest in the burdened property or upon the holder;

(6) The benefit does not touch or concern real property; or

(7) There is no privity of estate or of contract.

## History

Code 1981, § 44-10-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2227, § 1.