Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook, Ninth Edition, April 2005 This Handbook is designed to answer common residential landlord-tenant questions relating to the following topics: Rental Property and the Law, Lead Paint Disclosure Requirement, Leases and Rental Agreements, Lease Termination and Renewal. Military Servicemembers as Tenants, Security Deposits, Rent Payments and Other Charges, Repairs and Maintenance, Evictions and the Dispossessory Process, Questions Asked About Fair Housing. This booklet was first prepared and published in November of 1985. This ninth edition was madepossible by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs through a contract with Georgia
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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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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
(Separate Website)
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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Lease Termination and Renewal
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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Related Information
Georgia State Fire Code
(Separate Website)
This Georgia State Minimum Standard Code (the International Fire Code) establishes regulations affecting or relating to structures, processes and premises and safeguards from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling or use of structures, materials or devices; from conditions hazardous to life, property or public welfare in the occupancy of structures or premises; and from fire hazards in the structure or on the premise from occupancy or operation. It also applies to the construction, extension, repair, alteration or removal of fire suppression and alarm systems.
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
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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
Resources and Assistance
Need Help Finding Rental Housing?
(Separate Website)
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
Renter?s Assistance
(Separate Website)
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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