# Georgia — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For Georgia, time to count as abandoned on private property is not less than 30 days, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** not less than 30 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (C) Which has been lawfully towed onto the property of another at the request of a law enforcement officer and left there for a period of not less than 30 days without anyone having paid all reasonable current charges for such towing and storage; (D) Which has been lawfully towed onto the property of another at the request of a property owner on whose property the vehicle was abandoned and left there for a period of not less than 30 days without anyone having paid all reasonable current charges for such towing and storage; or (E) Which has been left unattended on private property for a period of not less than 30 days.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-40-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/ga-code-sect-40-11-1/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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