A Georgia court on 20 October 2026 affirmed that a property sale in Gwinnett County should include an extra acre that had been left out of the original deed. The case centered on Carson Blackwell, who bought 7.25 acres in 2014 for $89,000 and a neighboring one‑acre parcel for $13,000 to build a house that straddled both plots.
Blackwell recorded a combined plat that gave the new property a single tax ID and address, and he recorded it before construction began. When the unfinished house was sold in 2018 to The Right Touch Painters LLC, the sale documents listed only the 7.25 acres, even though the house sat mainly on the one‑acre lot.
The property went into foreclosure in 2021 and was purchased at auction by 5 AIF Juniper 2 LLC, which then sued to add the missing acre to the deed. A lower court found sufficient evidence—purchase agreements, closing records and title‑insurance correspondence—to amend the deed to the full 8.25 acres.
Blackwell contested the ruling, insisting the deed should cover only 7.25 acres. The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected his argument, citing his own testimony that he had consolidated the parcels and the parties’ intent reflected in the documents.
The appellate decision now obliges The Right Touch Painters LLC to file an amended deed with the county recorder by 31 December 2026, after which the title will correctly show the entire 8.25‑acre parcel.
Local residents, who had been waiting for the house to be completed, now see the court’s ruling as a step toward finalizing the property’s legal status, although the house itself remains unfinished.