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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-531. Right of transferee to foreclose.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-531. Right of transferee to foreclose.

Upon the simple transfer or assignment of any rent note, mortgage note, or other such evidence of debt as mentioned in Code Sections 44-14-325 and 44-14-326, the person to whom the same may be transferred or assigned shall, without more, have full power and authority to foreclose or enforce the evidences of debt in his own name.

## History

Ga. L. 1899, p. 90, § 3; Civil Code 1910, § 3347; Code 1933, § 67-2302.