Georgia Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 44-7-2. Parol Contract Creating Landlord and Tenant Relationship; Certain Provisions Prohibited; Effect of Provision for Attorney’s Fees

History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2262; Code 1868, § 2254; Code 1873, § 2280; Code 1882, § 2280; Civil Code 1895, § 3117; Civil Code 1910, § 3693; Code 1933, § 61-102; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44.
Cross references.
Statute of frauds, § 13-5-30 et seq.
Law reviews.
For article surveying developments in Georgia contracts law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 67 (1981).
For article surveying developments in Georgia real property law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 219 (1981).
For note concerning the availability of an implied warrant or habitability and an illegal contract defense under subsection (b) of this Code section, see 28 Mercer L. Rev. 351 (1976).
For note discussing exculpatory clauses in leases in light of Country Club Apts. v. Scott, 246 Ga. 443 , 271 S.E.2d 841 (1980), see 32 Mercer L. Rev. 419 (1980).
For note, “Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bill: Landlord Liability for Bed Bug Infestations,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 479 (2018).

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