The Brief
- A Fulton County judge ruled the Bluffs at Lenox HOA neglected its duty to maintain the historic Piney Grove Cemetery.
- The HOA must pay an undisclosed amount and assume long-term care for the 300-grave Black cemetery dating to the 1820s.
- Preservation leaders say the ruling sets a precedent for protecting neglected historic cemeteries across Georgia.
ATLANTA – A Buckhead condo community has agreed to care for a historic Black cemetery on its property, ending a nearly two-year court battle with descendants of those buried there.
What we know:
A Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled last month that the Bluffs at Lenox Homeowners Association had neglected its obligation to maintain the Piney Grove Cemetery, which sits off Canterbury Road behind the townhomes. The HOA must now pay an undisclosed amount to the nonprofit Friends of Piney Grove Cemetery, which already works to preserve the site.…