Georgia § 44-16-7 - Validation of environmental covenant.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 44-16-7 — Validation of environmental covenant., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-16-7. Validation of environmental covenant.
A copy of an environmental covenant shall be provided in the manner required by the agency and shall establish proof of service to: Each person that signed the covenant; Each person holding a recorded interest in the real property subject to the covenant; Each person in possession of the real property subject to the covenant; Each municipality, county, consolidated government, or other unit of local government in which real property subject to the covenant is located; Each owner in fee simple whose property abuts the property subject to the environmental covenant; and Any other person the agency requires. The validity of an environmental covenant shall not be affected by failure to provide a copy of the covenant as required under this Code section. (Code 1981, § 44-16-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1168, § 1/HB 1132.)
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Section 44-16-7 ("Validation of environmental covenant.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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