Tenants at Foreclosure Act Know your rights as a renter of a foreclosed property under the new federal law
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
How does a landlord remove a tenant in a dispossessory action?
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By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Information for Tenants
Many people who rent a place to live do not have a basic knowledge of the duties and rights involved. If there is a written lease, it will describe some of the duties of the tenant. A written lease will also explain some of the duties of the landlord. Even if there is not a written lease, tenants and landlords have the legal duties to each other.
By: Elder Law Committee of State Bar of Georgia
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Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook, Tenth Edition, January 2011
This is a handbook designed to answer common residential landlord-tenant questions.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Rent Payments (Answers to Common Questions)
This document answers common questions about a tenant's rights and obligations in connection with rent payments.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Rental Property Management and the Law
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This webpage contains basic legal information about the management of residential rental property in Georgia.
By: Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Renting a Home
This document describes the basic rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, excerpted from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
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Brochure on Fair Housing Laws The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race or color, national origin, religion, sex , familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18), and handicap (disability).
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Repairs to Rental Property Landlords are responsible for keeping their rental property in good repair. If the condition of the rental property changes from its condition at the time the tenant moved-in, the landlord must repair the structure or thing to its original condition. Even if you do not have a written lease your landlord is obligated under state law to make repairs. Any lease provision which makes the tenant responsible for repairs is challengeable under Georgia law. A landlord is also responsible for meeting all local ordinances and minimum safety standards.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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What is a security deposit, and why do I have to pay it?
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By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
My landlord is not making repairs as he should. What can I do?
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By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
What if the landlord refuses to give back the security deposit even though the tenant deserves to have the money refunded?
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By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
When can a landlord remove a tenant?
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By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Early Termination of a Lease (Answers to Common Questions)
This document contains the answers to common questions about terminating a lease earlier than what is written in the lease contract.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
What Happens to Tenants When the Property They Are Renting Is Foreclosed?
This document describes tenants' rights when the mortgage by their landlord on the property they are renting from the landlord has been foreclosed.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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Georgia State Fire Code
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This document provides Georgia's Minimum Standard Code (the International Fire Code).
By: Georgia.gov
Life Skills for Homeowners and Renters
Whether you own your own home or rent a house or apartment, there are a number of things you need to know and do to protect yourself from things like eviction, foreclosure, or overpaying for services. This guide sets out a number of life skills that you need to keep in mind in your daily business.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
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Rental Property and Satellite Dishes and other Antennas
Federal law prohibits restrictions that keep you from installing, maintaining or using antennas to receive video programming. This rule applies to owned property and to rental property where the renter has exclusive use of the area in which the antenna is installed, such as a balcony or patio. The rule also applies to antennas that receive and transmit fixed wireless signals as long as the antennas meet size limitations on property that they own or rent.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Repairs to Rented Property (Answers to Common Questions)
This document answers common questions about getting repairs made to property that you are renting.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
What is a Landlord Tenant Relationship?
This documents answers common questions about landlord and tenant relationships and rights.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Why is the Lease Important?
This documents provides basic information about what leases are, the ways a lease protects the tenant and the important issues that residential lease should cover.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
How Do I Find A Place to Rent? This brochure discusses basic considerations when finding a place to rent. Note: You can also use the website Georgia Housing Search (www.georgiahousingsearch.org) which contains information on affordable rental units.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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Need Help Finding Rental Housing?
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purpose is to provide information on the availability of affordable rental housing throughout the State in an Internet friendly environment. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs does not screen postings to this site and does not screen landlords and/or prospective tenants using this site. DCA has no way of independently verifying the information posted by a potential tenant or a landlord. More specifically,
Users of this site are not screened by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs;
Criminal background checks and/or reference checks are not done by DCA on site users; and,
DCA has not inspected properties posted on this site and makes no warranties or representations as to the conditions of the site or the information posted.
The rental of a housing unit, whether for money or for free, is a legal arrangement between the owner of the property and the tenant. Both the owner and the renter should always exercise your normal process of due diligence before entering into an agreement to rent a unit, either as the owner or the renter, or to provide shelter free of charge. Further information about Georgia's Fair Housing law can be found in the Landlord Tenant Handbook or by calling the Georgia Landlord Tenant Hotline at 1-800-369-4706.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
Rent and Deposit Assistance Agencies for Atlanta and Fulton County This document contains a list and the contact information for all of the agencies that provide rent assistance and security deposit assistance to Atlanta and Fulton County residents.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Renter’s Assistance
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Looking for an apartment or house to rent? It can be both exciting - and frustrating. Click the link to read more about it.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
Can a landlord charge different rents for the same type of unit?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
How often can a private landlord raise the rent in a year? Is there a limit on how much rent can be raised each time an increase is made? What protection do renters have against rent increases?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
My rent check for $500 was returned by the bank for insufficient funds. My landlord wants to charge me a $25 fee and $300 to cover the fees he incurred because my check bounced. Is this right?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
The landlord will not accept only half of the rent. Why not?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
I paid the rent on the 5th of the month. The manager charged me a $15.00 late fee. Is there a grace period under Georgia law?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
I went to pay my rent today but my landlord refused to accept my payment. What happens now?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
I recently moved in and offered my landlord the rent using a check but he said I would have to pay the rent in cash. Can my landlord require that I pay the rent in cash?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
My tenant and I disagree over the amount of rent due this month. The tenant gave me a check for part of the rent. Should I cash the check?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
My tenant?s rent was due on the 5th of the month and it was not paid. I want to file legal action to evict my tenant for failure to pay rent but I have not yet filed legal action. On the 15th the tenant offered me the rent and the late charges. Can I take the rent and file to evict for nonpayment?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
RENT PAYMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES
My landlord gave me notice that his records show that I did not pay rent for July. It is now October. I paid rent for August, September and October and my landlord never mentioned that I owed him the July rent. Can my landlord evict me now because he claims I didn't pay July rent?
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Tenants' Rights As a tenant, you have rights, but you also have responsibilities. For your own protection, there are some things you need to do before you even sign the lease, while you are renting and when you move out. There are also things you need to know if your landlord tries to evict you.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
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