O.C.G.A. § 44-3-222
Creation of a property owners' development; affirmative election
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The opt-in provision. A development comes into existence on recordation of a declaration under the article, or on amendment of an existing declaration under Code Section 44-3-235. Any declaration or amendment intending to claim the article's benefits must state an affirmative election to be governed by it.
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