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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-8. Tenancy at will — Right of tenant to emblements.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-7-8. Tenancy at will — Right of tenant to emblements.

The tenant at will is entitled to his emblements if the crop is sowed or planted before the landlord gives him notice of termination of the tenancy, if the tenancy is terminated by the judicial sale of the estate by the landlord or by death of the landlord or tenant, or if for any other cause the tenancy is suddenly terminated.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2273; Code 1868, § 2266; Code 1873, § 2292; Code 1882, § 2292; Civil Code 1895, § 3134; Civil Code 1910, § 3710; Code 1933, § 61-106.