Georgia · Official Code of Georgia Annotated — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
O.C.G.A. § 44-9-3: Property — O.C.G.A. § 44-9-3
What this law says, in plain English
Adjoining landowners must provide lateral soil support to each other. Owners may excavate near property lines for construction if they give notice and take reasonable precautions to protect neighboring land.
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