Effingham County, GA · Effingham County
Authorization of Property Owner – Business
Property owners use this form to authorize an applicant to operate a home occupation or commercial business at the owner’s property.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Effingham County · Effingham County, Effingham County, Georgia
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- effinghamcounty.org
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
This form records a property owner’s authorization for an applicant to operate a home occupation or commercial business at a specified property address. It asks for the owner’s and applicant’s names, the business location, the owner’s signature and date, and a witness’s signature, date, and printed name. The witness cannot be the applicant.
Who needs it
A property owner completes this form when authorizing another person to operate a home occupation or commercial business at the owner’s property.
How to submit it
Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
About notarization
This document is signed without a notary; the property owner and a witness who is not the applicant sign and date it.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Form
Download the Business Property Owner Authorization form.
- 2
Complete the Form
Enter the owner’s and applicant’s names, the business property address, and whether it is a home occupation or commercial business.
- 3
Get the Required Signatures
Have the property owner sign and date the form, then have a witness who is not the applicant sign, date, and print their name.
- 4
Submit to the County
Submit the completed form to the county office named on it; check the county website for current contact details.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the Business Property Owner Authorization do?
- It records a property owner’s authorization for an applicant to operate a home occupation or commercial business at the property address listed on the form.
- Who must sign the form?
- The property owner signs and dates the form. A witness who is not the applicant must also sign, date, and print their name.
- Do I need a notary for the Business Property Owner Authorization?
- No. The form has no notary block. The property owner and a witness who is not the applicant sign and date it.
- How do I submit the Business Property Owner Authorization?
- Submit it to the county office named on the form. Check the county website for current contact details.