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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-190. Disposition of proceeds.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-190. Disposition of proceeds.

The money arising from the sale of mortgaged property sold under the regulations prescribed in this part shall be paid to the person foreclosing the mortgage unless claimed by some other lien which by law has priority of payment over the mortgage; and, when there is any surplus after paying off the mortgage and other liens, the surplus shall be paid to the mortgagor or his agent.

## History

Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 571; Code 1863, § 3873; Code 1868, § 3893; Code 1873, § 3969; Code 1882, § 3969; Civil Code 1895, § 2751; Civil Code 1910, § 3284; Code 1933, § 67-501.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on real property law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 345 (2008).