{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-8-3-31.1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 8-3-31.1","heading":"“Public use” defined; eminent domain to be exercised solely for public use.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section, the term “public use” shall have the meaning specified in Code Section 22-1-1.\n(b) Any exercise of the power of eminent domain under this chapter or Chapter 4 of this title must:\n(1) Be for a public use; and\n(2) Be approved by resolution of the governing body of the municipality or county in conformity with the procedures specified in Code Section 22-1-10.","path":["TITLE 8 Buildings and Housing","CHAPTER 3 Housing Generally","Article 1 Housing Authorities","PART 2 Powers of Housing Authorities Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.08.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":"fde457f09a8099bd1266db90dc2cf9579e9542557ed8bcb01598f5410e1496dc","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-8-3-31","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-8-3-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}