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Final Copy 289 Ga. 67

S10G1471. BROWN INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC et al. v. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH.

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

On August 1, 2006, a tax deed to real property located in the City of Savannah was executed in favor of Brown Investment Group, LLC. The City determined that a vacant building on the property was unsafe and demolished it on July 25, 2007. Brown brought suit against the mayor and aldermen of the City for the full value of the destroyed building, alleging that the City failed to give it prior notice of the demolition. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the City on the ground that Brown "has failed to bar the right to redeem the property and therefore, has no standing to seek damages against the [City]." The Court of Appeals affirmed on an alternative basis, holding that, when the building was demolished, the absolute 12-month right of redemption under OCGA

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