Supreme Court of Georgia July 11, 2003, S03G0475 (Bickford v. YANCEY DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.)

Sears, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in order to consider whether OCGA § 44-5-60 (d) (1), as revised in 1993, automatically renewed restrictive covenants that were established in 1977. For the reasons explained below, we hold that OCGA § 44-5-60 (d) (1), as revised in 1993, applies only to covenants established after the revised subsection’s effective date, July 1, 1993.