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title: O.C.G.A. § 52-1-9. Allowance of time for finding new residence.
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# O.C.G.A. § 52-1-9. Allowance of time for finding new residence.

In the event the commissioner determines that the seizure and removal of a structure shall result in the removal of a person or persons from a permanent residence, the commissioner may, at the end of the 30 day period set forth in Code Section 52-1-7, allow a reasonable period of time for the structure inhabitants to find a new residence prior to the removal of the structure.

## History

Code 1981, § 52-1-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2317, § 1.