Section 9-13-13. Written notice of levy on land

   (a) In all cases of levying on land, written notice of the levy must be given personally or delivered by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to the tenant in possession and to the defendant if not in possession.

(b) The officer levying on land under an execution, within five days thereafter, shall leave a written notice of the levy with the tenant in possession of the land, if any; and, if the defendant is not in possession, the officer shall also leave a written notice with the defendant if he is in the county or shall transmit the notice by mail to the defendant within the time aforesaid.

Laws 1808, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 509; Laws 1847, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 516; Code 1863, §§ 3572, 3573; Code 1868, §§ 3595, 3596; Code 1873, §§ 3643, 3644; Code 1882, §§ 3643, 3644; Civil Code 1895, §§ 5426, 5428; Civil Code 1910, §§ 6031, 6033; Code 1933, §§ 39-120, 39-122; Ga. L. 1990, p. 298, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.