Georgia § 53-12-150 - Definitions.
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§ 53-12-150. Definitions.
As used in this article, the term: "Deed" means and includes any written agreement, declaration of trust, or other instrument which creates a trust estate in the trustee named therein and sets forth the terms and conditions of the trust and which indicates an intention, either expressly or by implication, that the trust estate created therein should be subject to this chapter, but such term shall not include a warranty deed, quitclaim deed, bill of sale, or other instrument that conveys title to property to a trustee merely by virtue of such fact alone. "Property" includes improved or unimproved property, real or personal, leaseholds, mortgages, notes, other obligations secured by property or any interest therein, or other interests in such property. (Code 1981, § 53-12-150 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.)
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