Chapter 61. URBAN REDEVELOPMENT  


§ 36-61-1. Short title
§ 36-61-2. Definitions
§ 36-61-3. Legislative findings and declaration of necessity
§ 36-61-3.1. "Public use" defined; eminent domain to be exercised solely for public use
§ 36-61-4. Encouragement of private enterprise
§ 36-61-5. Resolution of necessity prerequisite to exercise of powers
§ 36-61-6. Formulation of workable program
§ 36-61-7. Preparation of redevelopment plan; approval; modification; effect of approval
§ 36-61-8. Powers of municipalities and counties generally
§ 36-61-9. Power of eminent domain; conditions; title acquired
§ 36-61-10. Disposal of property in redevelopment area generally; notice and bidding procedures; exchange with veterans' organization; temporary operation of property
§ 36-61-11. Repair, closing, and demolition of dwellings unfit for human habitation
§ 36-61-12. Issuance of bonds; payment; tax exemption; form; terms; sale; signatures; negotiability; effect of recitation on bonds
§ 36-61-13. Bonds declared legal investments
§ 36-61-14. Exemption of property from execution, levy, and sale; tax exemption
§ 36-61-15. Presumption as to title of purchaser of property from municipality or county
§ 36-61-16. Assistance by public bodies generally; powers of public bodies; powers of municipalities and counties
§ 36-61-17. Exercise of redevelopment powers by municipalities and counties; delegation to redevelopment agency or housing authority
§ 36-61-18. Creation of agency; appointment of board of commissioners; compensation, term, and certificate; annual report; removal of commissioners
§ 36-61-19. Interest by public official or employee or employee of redevelopment agency in redevelopment project or property; disclosure; eligibility of commissioners and officers of housing authorities for other office

REFS & ANNOS

TITLE 36 Chapter 61 NOTE

CROSS REFERENCES. --Community redevelopment generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. II, Para. VII. Clearance and rehabilitation of blighted areas generally, T. 8, C. 4.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Opportunity zone job tax credit program regulations, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Opportunity Zone Tax Credit Program Regulations, Chapter 110-24.
 
LAW REVIEWS. --For note discussing meaning of "public use" and analyzing theories of excess condemnation, see 18 Mercer L. Rev. 274 (1966).
 
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
 
THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES FOR REHABILITATION, CLEARANCE, AND REDEVELOPMENT OF SLUMS IN CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE STATE. McCord v. Housing Auth., 246 Ga. 547, 272 S.E.2d 247 (1980) (see O.C.G.A. Ch. 61, T. 36).