Where no time is specified for the termination of a tenancy, the law construes it to be a tenancy at will.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2271; Code 1868, § 2264; Code 1873, § 2290; Code 1882, § 2290; Civil Code 1895, § 3132; Civil Code 1910, § 3708; Code 1933, § 61-104; Ga. L. 1952, p. 201, § 1.
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For comment on Metzer v. Connally Realty Co., 75 Ga. App. 274 , 43 S.E.2d 169 (1947), see 10 Ga. B.J. 229 (1947).
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Chapter 7 - Landlord and Tenant
§ 44-7-3. Disclosure of Ownership and Agents; Effect of Failure to Comply
§ 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