Georgia Tenant Harassment Laws
Georgia has very limited protections against landlord harassment.
Key Rules
- Anti Harassment
- No specific anti-harassment statute; narrow anti-retaliation protection applies
- Penalties
- Retaliatory eviction may be raised as a defense in dispossessory proceedings
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Yes — limited to retaliation for complaints to government authorities
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Applicable Statutes
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-7-14.1
Retaliatory eviction prohibited: landlord may not evict a tenant in retaliation for the tenant's good-faith complaint to a governmental authority about the condition of the premises.
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