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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 14. MORTGAGES, CONVEYANCES TO SECURE DEBT, AND LIENS · Article 8. LIENS · Part 15. COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER LIENS

44-14-601. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. As used in this part, the term:

  2. (1)

    “Broker” means a broker as defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-40-1.#

  3. (2)

    “Client” means a person or entity having an interest in real property that has entered into a written brokerage agreement with a real estate broker relative to such property.#

  4. (3)

    “Commercial real estate” means any real estate other than real estate containing one to four residential units; real estate on which no buildings or structures are located and which is not zoned for nor available for commercial, multifamily, or retail use; or real estate classified as agricultural for tax assessment purposes. Commercial real estate shall not include single-family residential units such as condominiums, townhomes, mobile homes, or homes in a subdivision when sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed on a unit by unit basis even though these units may be part of a larger building or parcel of real estate containing more than four residential units.#

  5. (4)

    “Conveyance” means a sale, lease, or other transfer of commercial real estate.#

  6. (5)

    “Real estate” means real estate as defined in paragraph (9) of Code Section 43-40-1.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 44-14-601, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1490, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1216, § 11.

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Text read from t44-ch8-15-(v32)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V32, 2022 edition, pages 883 to 884; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 02e72213893a.