The statute of limitations on damage to personal property is longer than that of physical injury or death, except in the case of medical negligence. In Georgia, you have the ability to sue for property damage within 4 years of the damage, regardless of whether it is personal or commercial property.
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To that end, Georgia law provides three legal vehicles for those with an ownership interest to initiate a partition action: (1) statutory partition; (2) equitable partition; and, (3) heirs partition. Statutory partition actions are the most common and may be filed by any owner of the real property.
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As the name implies, an heirs partition applies exclusively to the partition of real property that is jointly owned by the heirs of that property. In such cases, Georgia law requires that heirs partitions adhere to the heir-specific protections created by the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act.
A partition action usually takes between six to nine months depending on the circumstances and the complexity of each case. The most significant factor is whether the partition is being handled by an attorney who practices only in partition law.