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title: O.C.G.A. § 8-3-1. Short title.
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# O.C.G.A. § 8-3-1. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Housing Authorities Law.”

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 210, § 1; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 1(b)(7)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “shall be known and may be cited” for “may be referred to” in this Code section.