Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 14. MORTGAGES, CONVEYANCES TO SECURE DEBT, AND LIENS · Article 7. FORECLOSURE · Part 4. FORECLOSURES ON PERSONALTY
44-14-237. Transfer, movement, or conveyance of property by defendant after posting of bond.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
In all cases where the defendant may desire to transfer, remove, or convey any of the secured property after the service of the summons and after having an opportunity to answer, the defendant shall post bond for the delivery of the property at the time and place of sale. The bond shall be with good security for a sum equal to the value of the property or the amount of the alleged remaining balance, whichever is less. The value of the property shall be estimated by the judge, the magistrate, or the clerk. Upon the approval of the bond by the judge, the magistrate, or the clerk, the defendant may transfer, remove, or convey such property as may be approved by the judge, the magistrate, or the clerk.
History
Code 1933, § 67-709, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 398, § 1; Code 1933, § 67-708, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1213, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1023, § 6.
Law reviews
For article on this part and personal property foreclosures, see 11 Ga. St. B. J. 230 (1975).
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Text read from t44-ch8-15-(v32)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V32, 2022 edition, page 651; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 02e72213893a.