{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-13-62","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-13-62","heading":"Findings upon the trial; effect.","body":"When the finding upon the trial provided for in Code Section 44-13-61 is in favor of the plaintiff in execution, it shall be the duty of the levying officer to proceed immediately with the collection of the debt by the sale of the real property upon which the defendant in execution resides, if necessary. When the finding upon such issue is in favor of the defendant in execution, it shall operate to release that real property without prejudicing any other right of the plaintiff.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 13 Exemptions from Levy and Sale","Article 1 Constitutional Exemptions","PART 3 Levy on and Sale of Exempted Real Property"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.44.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"5172d9b59d773c3b36ac198934a492cfed0b928847c6469c9e03a1b8886a366d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-13-61","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-13-63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}