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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-140. Availability of prescription or adverse possession against registered land.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-140. Availability of prescription or adverse possession against registered land.

Title to or right or interest in registered land in derogation of that of the registered owner may be acquired by prescription or adverse possession.

## History

Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 66; Code 1933, § 60-423; Ga. L. 1989, p. 563, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 315 (1989).