If any holder of a deed to secure debt or any mortgagee elects to pay the taxes of an applicant who qualifies for and receives a tax deferral, such election shall not give the holder of the deed or the mortgagee the right to foreclose.
(Code 1933, § 91A-2415, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1707, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1857, § 32.)