{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-161","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-5-161","heading":"Adverse possession; effect of permissive possession.","body":"(a) In order for possession to be the foundation of prescriptive title, it:\n(1) Must be in the right of the possessor and not of another;\n(2) Must not have originated in fraud except as provided in Code Section 44-5-162;\n(3) Must be public, continuous, exclusive, uninterrupted, and peaceable; and\n(4) Must be accompanied by a claim of right.\n(b) Permissive possession cannot be the foundation of a prescription until an adverse claim and actual notice to the other party.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 5 Acquisition and Loss of Property","Article 7 Prescription"],"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":"9e0c6be3cf2a8fdff0e5e9e2e3626036cd899fa7510f316be4d5ed343a45c929","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-160","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}