Georgia Eviction Laws
Georgia's dispossessory process is one of the fastest in the country — there is no mandatory cure period for lease violations, and landlords can demand possession and file a dispossessory affidavit immediately upon default.
Key Rules
- Notice Period
- 60 days for landlord to terminate month-to-month tenancy
- Just Cause Required
- No statewide just-cause requirement
- Demand For Possession
- No specific cure period required — landlord may demand possession immediately upon default
- Tenant Response Time
- 7 days to answer dispossessory warrant after service
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Applicable Statutes
Dispossessory proceedings: when a tenant is in default of the rental agreement or tenancy has terminated, landlord may demand possession. If tenant does not vacate within the demand period, landlord may file dispossessory affidavit.
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Ga. Code Ann. § 44-7-7
Termination of month-to-month tenancy: requires 60 days written notice from landlord; tenant must give 30 days notice.
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Ga. Code Ann. § 44-7-52
Service of dispossessory warrant: tenant has 7 days to answer the dispossessory affidavit after being served.
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