In Georgia, a landlord cannot just change the locks or throw your things on the curb the day you miss a rent payment. They have to follow a court process called a “dispossessory,” and recent changes to the law added extra steps before most nonpayment cases can even be...
If you rent a home or apartment in Georgia, you are not stuck living with unsafe or broken conditions forever just because your landlord will not pick up a wrench. Georgia law now recognizes that landlords have a legal duty to keep rental homes habitable, and tenants...
Georgia landlords do not have to renew a lease forever, but they cannot use “we’re not renewing” as payback when tenants complain about unsafe conditions. Georgia’s retaliation law gives tenants some protection when a non‑renewal closely follows a good‑faith repair or...