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Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 28, 2025 · Introduced
Property; landlord and tenant; security deposits; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would require landlords to give tenants an itemized list of all lease-related fees, along with the existing damage list, before collecting a security deposit.
House Bill 687 By: Representatives Crawford of the 89th, Oliver of the 84th, Willis of the 55th, Draper of the 90th, and Frye of the 122nd A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security deposits, so as to provide that prior to tendering a security deposit, the tenant...
SECTION 1. Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security deposits, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 44-7-33, relating to lists of existing defects and of damages during tenancy, inspection of premises by landlord upon termination of lease and vacation or surrender of premises, right...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 12, 2025 · Passed
Insurance, Department of; efficiency in the practices; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 410 changes how the Georgia Department of Insurance processes paperwork for insurers, fraternal benefit societies, and insurance agencies, cutting newspaper publication requirements, triplicate filings, and branch office licensing.
House Bill 410 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives DeLoach of the 167th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Williamson of the 112th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for efficiency in the practices of the Department of Insurance; to revise the statutory...
SECTION 1. Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, is amended in Chapter 3, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 33-3-8, relating to requirements as to deposit of securities generally, as follows: "(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 13, 2025 · Passed
Banking and finance; update terminology; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 15 rewrites a large set of technical rules in Georgia's banking and finance code, touching credit unions, mortgage lenders and brokers, foreign banks, and merchant acquirer banks. It updates licensing, background check, audit, and capital requirements across those industries.
SECTION 26. Said title is further amended in said article by revising Code Section 7-1-1121, relating to notice of uninsured deposits, as follows: "7-1-1121. Each foreign bank licensed to establish and maintain a Georgia state branch or Georgia state agency shall give clear and conspicuous notice consistent with 12 C.F.R. 347.207 that deposits and credit...
SECTION 27. Said title is further amended in said article by revising Code Section 7-1-1123, relating to value of assets and deposits, minimum requirements, and reporting, as follows: "7-1-1123. (a) A foreign bank licensed to establish and maintain a Georgia state branch or Georgia state agency shall be required to keep dollar deposits or investment...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 11, 2025 · Passed
Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 399 would require out-of-state landlords who own single-family or duplex rental homes in Georgia to have a licensed broker, and an in-state staff member if that broker doesn't live in Georgia, to handle tenant maintenance complaints.
(8) Any person employed on a full-time basis by the owner of property for the purpose of providing property management services or community association management services, selling, buying, leasing, managing, auctioning, or otherwise dealing with such property; (8.1) Any person employed on a full-time basis by a community association for the purpose of...
(11) Any person who provides property management services on properties available for less than 90 days' occupancy by guests or occupants and meets all of the following conditions: (A) The property manager enters into a written agreement with the owner specifying all terms and conditions under which the property is to be managed, the reporting of income and...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 6, 2025 · Introduced
Workforce and Residential Infrastructure District for Georgia Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 317 would create a new type of local government called a community development district in Georgia, letting developers and landowners set up special districts that can borrow money, levy taxes, and build infrastructure like roads, water systems, and sewers for new developments.
(3) If a board determines to issue general obligation bonds for more than one capital project, the approval of the issuance of the bonds for each and all such projects may be submitted to the electors on one and the same ballot. The failure of the electors to approve the issuance of bonds for any one or more capital projects shall not defeat the approval of...
(l) Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds may contain such covenants as a board deems advisable, and all such covenants shall constitute valid and legally binding and enforceable contracts between a district and the bondholders, regardless of the time of issuance thereof. Such covenants may include, without limitation, covenants concerning the...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 11, 2025 · Passed
Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 763 creates a new joint airport authority for Bryan County and the City of Richmond Hill, giving it power to build, run, and finance public airports through revenue bonds without pledging city or county tax money.
SECTION 18. Trust indenture as security. In the discretion of the authority, any issue of such revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside of the state. Such trust indenture may pledge or assign fees,...
SECTION 26. Moneys received considered trust funds. All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenues, income, fees, and earnings shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 27, 2025 · Passed
Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 131 changes how self-storage facility owners in Georgia must advertise a unit before selling its contents to collect unpaid rent, allowing methods other than a single newspaper legal notice for most items.
SECTION 1. Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 10-4-213, relating to enforcement of lien without judicial intervention and execution of rental agreement, as follows: "(a) Provided that it complies with the requirements...
OWNER HAS A LIEN ON ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY STORED IN OCCUPANT'S SPACE FOR RENT, FEES FOR THE LATE PAYMENT OF RENT, LABOR, OR OTHER CHARGES, PRESENT OR FUTURE, IN RELATION TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND FOR ITS PRESERVATION OR EXPENSES REASONABLY INCURRED IN ITS SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. PERSONAL PROPERTY STORED IN OCCUPANT'S SPACE...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 27, 2025 · Introduced
Health; transfer all authorities and responsibilities relating to environmental health from county boards of health to Department of Public Health
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 665 would shift all environmental health powers, from septic system permits to food and water safety inspections, away from Georgia's county boards of health and into the state Department of Public Health, effective January 1, 2028 if funded.
(2) In order to protect the public from damages arising from any work by a certified septic tank installer or certified septic tank pumper that fails to comply with any state construction codes or with the ordinances or building and construction codes adopted by any county or municipal corporation, any such certified septic tank installer or certified...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 21, 2025 · Passed
Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 586 changes how Georgia's intangible recording tax defines a 'long-term note secured by real estate,' extending the threshold from three years to 62 months, affecting real estate loans and the taxes paid when they are recorded.
SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to intangible recording tax, is amended in Code Section 48-6-60, relating to definitions, by revising paragraph (3) and by repealing paragraph (4) as follows: "(3) 'Long-term note secured by real estate' means any note representing credits secured by real...
SECTION 2. Said article is further amended by revising Code Section 48-6-66, relating to showing correct amount and due date on instruments conveying, encumbering, or creating a lien upon real estate, as follows: "48-6-66. Every instrument conveying, encumbering, or creating a lien upon real estate shall set forth in words and figures the correct amount of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 3, 2025 · Introduced
Renters' Bill of Rights Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 708 would let Georgia tenants pay for their own repairs and deduct the cost from rent if a landlord doesn't fix problems within five days, and would give tenants more time to respond to eviction filings.
SECTION 4. Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 44-7-52, relating to when tender of payment by tenant serves as a complete defense, by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, in an action for nonpayment of rent, the tenant shall be allowed to tender to the landlord, within seven 14 days...
SECTION 5. Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 44-7-55, relating to judgement, writ of possession, landlord's liability for wrongful conduct, distribution of funds paid into court, and personal property, by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a) If, on the trial of the case, the judgment is against the tenant, judgment shall be entered against...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 21, 2025 · Passed
Cleveland, City of; provide new charter
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 592 rewrites the entire city charter for Cleveland, Georgia, spelling out how the mayor, city council, city manager, courts, and finances of the White County city are organized and run.
(d) The municipal court shall have authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation, and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violations of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 10, 2025 · Passed
City of Doraville Building and Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 356 creates the City of Doraville Building and Public Facilities Authority, a state instrumentality that can build, finance, and lease public facilities for the city using revenue bonds rather than city or state debt.
SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use. (a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be...
(d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 21, 2025 · Passed
Greene County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 816 creates the Greene County Public Facilities Authority, a new local government body with power to build public facilities and issue bonds for Greene County and its school district and cities.
SECTION 10. Trust indenture as security. In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state. Either the resolution providing for the issuance of the...
SECTION 12. Trust indenture as security; validation. Revenue bonds and the security therefor shall be issued, confirmed, and validated in accordance with the provisions of the Revenue Bond Law. The petition for validation shall also make any political subdivision of the state party defendant to such action if the political subdivision has contracted with...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 18, 2025 · Passed
Dodge County Building and Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 786 creates the Dodge County Building and Public Facilities Authority, a new public body that can build, own, and finance government buildings and facilities in Dodge County using revenue bonds instead of county tax debt.
SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use. (a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be...
(d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 19, 2025 · Passed
Public Facilities Authority of the City of Fairburn Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 536 creates the Public Facilities Authority of the City of Fairburn, a new public corporation that can issue bonds and build public projects for the city.
SECTION 8. Issuance of bonds or obligations under indentures or resolutions. In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of such revenue bonds or other obligations may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside the state. Such...
SECTION 9. Security for the payment of bonds or other obligations. The authority may assign or pledge any property, or revenues and its interest in any contracts, lease agreements, or installment sales agreements, or the amounts payable thereunder, to the payment of the principal and interest on revenue bonds and other obligations of the authority as the...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 20, 2025 · Engrossed
Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 548 rewrites the state law governing the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority, restating its membership, powers, bond authority, and tax status while keeping the authority in continuous existence.
(11) Appoint officers and retain agents, engineers, attorneys, fiscal agents, accountants, and employees and to provide their compensation and duties; (12) Acquire by purchase, gift, or lease any property owned by a political subdivision or municipal or public corporation which has been acquired or damaged through the exercise of the right of eminent domain...
(19) As security for repayment of any revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority, pledge, mortgage, convey, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber any property, real or personal, of the authority and to execute any lease, trust indenture, trust agreement, agreement for the sale of the authority's revenue bonds, notes, or other...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 11, 2025 · Introduced
Property; enhance protections for homeowners and tenants by revising or repealing certain provisions inhibiting housing stability
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 403 would strip Georgia condo and homeowners associations of their automatic lien and foreclosure powers over unpaid dues, void large-scale investor purchases of single-family rental homes, let local governments regulate rent, and shield elderly and disabled homeowners from certain foreclosure sales.
Payment of a fee not exceeding $10.00 may be required as a prerequisite to the issuance of such a statement if the condominium instruments so provided. (e) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prohibit actions maintainable pursuant to Code Section 44-3-76 to recover sums for which subsection (a) of this Code section creates a lien."
(4) The fair rental value of the condominium unit from the time of the institution of an action until the sale of the condominium at foreclosure or until the judgment rendered in the action is otherwise satisfied.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 5, 2025 · Introduced
Income tax; change certain definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would create a new income tax credit for companies that build large wood-fueled power generators, while also reshaping existing sales tax breaks for high-tech companies and data centers to favor those using similar biomass generators.
(iv)(I) As a condition precedent to the issuance of a certificate of exemption, the commissioner, at his or her discretion, may require a good and valid bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in an amount fixed by the commissioner not to exceed $20 million. The commissioner shall consider past performance and in-state investment...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 14, 2025 · Introduced
Protections for Consumers Using Self-service Storage Facilities Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 44 would create new consumer protections for people who rent units at self-service storage facilities in Georgia, including required safety disclosures, pest control rules, rent increase limits, and clearer insurance disclosures.
House Bill 44 By: Representatives Davis of the 87th, Scott of the 76th, and Schofield of the 63rd A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to warehousemen, so as to establish specific protections for consumers using a self-service storage facility; to provide for definitions; to provide...
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Protections for Consumers Using Self-service Storage Facilities Act."
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2025 · Introduced
Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would require hotel employees and short-term rental managers to complete annual human trafficking awareness training, with fines for owners who willfully ignore the rules.
(2) The clear proceeds of administrative penalties assessed pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the office. (i) This Code section shall not apply to short-term rental properties: (1) That are managed directly and exclusively by the individual property owner or owners; provided, however, that this exemption shall apply regardless of whether such...
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