{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-14-267","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-14-267","heading":"Time for filing defenses.","body":"At any time prior to the sale or other final disposition of the property by the levying officer or petitioner as provided for under Code Section 44-14-236 but no later than 30 days after service as provided for under Code Section 44-14-265, the defendant may appear and file any legal or equitable defense or counterclaim to the petitioner’s claim for a writ of immediate possession. After the filing of such defense or counterclaim, a trial of any issue requiring a trial shall be had in accordance with the procedure prescribed for civil actions in courts of record.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 14 Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens","Article 7 Foreclosure","PART 4 Foreclosures on Personalty","Subpart 2 Foreclosures Arising out of Commercial Transactions"],"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":"d91cd1f636d99ebc7e330e10b985ee20b6bed71cf13fb911a00cd57dd02a9e1c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-14-266","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-14-268"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}