Georgia Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 44-7-1. Creation of Landlord and Tenant Relationship; Rights of Tenant; Construction of Lease for Less Than Five Years

History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2261; Code 1868, § 2253; Code 1873, § 2279; Ga. L. 1876, p. 35, § 1; Code 1882, § 2279; Civil Code 1895, § 3115; Civil Code 1910, § 3691; Code 1933, § 61-101.
Cross references.
Rights and obligations of tenants of premises being converted to condominiums, § 44-3-87 .
Distinction between estate for years and landlord and tenant relationship, § 44-6-101 .
Law reviews.
For comment on Garbutt & Donovan v. Barksdale Pruitt Junk Co., 37 Ga. App. 210 , 139 S.E. 357 (1927), see 1 Ga. L. Rev. No. 2, p. 46 (1927).
For comment regarding distinction between estate for years and landlord-tenant relationship, in light of State v. Davison, 198 Ga. 27 , 31 S.E.2d 225 (1944), see 7 Ga. B.J. 233 (1944).
For note discussing assignment and subletting, see 2 Mercer L. Rev. 412 (1951).
For comment discussing the legal effect of concurrent leases under both common law and statutory law in Georgia, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 320 (1970).
For article, “Some Rescission Problems in Truth-in-Lending, as Viewed from Georgia,” see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 315 (1971).
For article discussing options to purchase realty in Georgia, with respect to renewable leases, see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 229 (1971).
For article discussing ad valorem taxation and interest in real property in Georgia, prior to the enactment of the Georgia Public Revenue Code, T. 48, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 293 (1979).
For article, “Usufructs and Estates for Years Distinguished,” see 18 Ga. St. B.J. 116 (1982).
For article, “Commercial Tenant Defaults: Fact Issues to Anticipate,” see 27 Ga. St. B.J. 181 (1991).
For survey article on real property law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 371 (2007).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 44 - Property

Chapter 7 - Landlord and Tenant

Article 1 - In General

§ 44-7-1. Creation of Landlord and Tenant Relationship; Rights of Tenant; Construction of Lease for Less Than Five Years

§ 44-7-2. Parol Contract Creating Landlord and Tenant Relationship; Certain Provisions Prohibited; Effect of Provision for Attorney’s Fees

§ 44-7-3. Disclosure of Ownership and Agents; Effect of Failure to Comply

§ 44-7-4. Local Ordinances Relating to Security of Premises Occupied by Tenants; Cumulative Effect of This Code Section

§ 44-7-5. When Implied Contract to Pay Rent Arises

§ 44-7-6. Tenancy at Will — Creation When No Time Period Specified

§ 44-7-7. Tenancy at Will — Notice Required for Termination

§ 44-7-8. Tenancy at Will — Right of Tenant to Emblements

§ 44-7-9. Estoppel to Dispute Landlord’s Title or Attorn to Another

§ 44-7-10. Delivery of Possession at End of Term; Summary Remedy

§ 44-7-11. Specific Rights of Tenants

§ 44-7-12. Removal of Trade Fixtures During Term; When Abandoned

§ 44-7-13. Landlord’s Duties as to Repairs and Improvements

§ 44-7-14. Tort Liability of Landlord

§ 44-7-14.1. Landlord’s Duties as to Utilities

§ 44-7-15. Effect of Destruction of Tenement on Obligation to Pay Rent

§ 44-7-16. Accrual of Interest on Rent Owed

§ 44-7-17. Exemption From Liens Against Tenant of Crops Paid as Rent

§ 44-7-18. Effect of Leases for Purposes of Prostitution or Assignation

§ 44-7-19. Restrictions on Rent Regulation by Local Governments

§ 44-7-20. Notification to Prospective Tenant of Property’s Propensity Toward Flooding

§ 44-7-21. Written Brokerage Agreement as Binding Obligation; Notice of Commission Rights Form

§ 44-7-22. Termination of a Residential Rental Agreement by a Service Member

§ 44-7-23. Termination of Residential Lease After Issuance of Civil or Criminal Family Violence Order or Civil or Criminal Stalking Order; Notice; Occupancy, Waiver or Modification Prohibited

§ 44-7-24. Establishment of a Prima-Facie Case of Retaliation by Tenant Against Landlord; Elements; Exception; Remedies; Rebuttable Defense