Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1219: Property; require new property owners' associations to be subject to Georgia Property Owners' Association Act
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, so as to require new property owners' associations to be subject to the Georgia Property Owners' Association Act; to require property owners' associations to vote on whether to be subject to such acts, respectively; to provide for termination of property owners' associations; to provide for procedures for a vote to terminate a property owners' association; to provide for court approval of termination plans; to provide for procedures to terminate a property owners' association; to provide for a termination trustee; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Tittle 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, so as to require new property owners' associations to be subject to the Georgia Property Owners' Association Act; to require property owners' associations to vote on whether to be subject to such acts, respectively; to provide for termination of property owners' associations; to provide for procedures for a vote to terminate a property owners' association; to provide for court approval of termination plans…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Tittle 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, so as to require new property owners' associations to be subject to the Georgia Property Owners' Association Act; to require property owners' associations to vote on whether to be subject to such acts, respectively; to provide for termination of property owners' associations; to provide for procedures for a vote to terminate a property owners' association; to provide for court approval of termination plans; to provide for procedures to terminate a property owners' association; to provide for a termination trustee; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, is amended by revising subsection (a) of and adding a new subsection to Code Section 44-3-235, relating to applicability of article, to read as follows: "(a) This article shall apply to all property which is submitted to this article on or before June 30, 2026. This article shall apply to all associations created on or after July 1, 2026, H. …