Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. City of Atlanta

BENHAM, Justice.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has certified two questions of Georgia law to this Court pursuant to Georgia constitutional and statutory authorization and the rules of this Court. 1983 Ga. Const., Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. IV; OCGA § 15-2-9 (a); Rule 46 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The questions arise in a declaratory judgment action filed in the federal district court. We have been asked to determine whether the City of Atlanta’s ordinance concerning action that may be taken when charges for water and sewer service are not…