The tenant may not dispute his landlord’s title or attorn to another claimant while he is in actual physical occupation, while he is performing any active or passive act or taking any position whereby he expressly or impliedly recognizes his landlord’s title, or while he is taking any position that is inconsistent with the position that the landlord’s title is defective.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2265; Code 1868, § 2257; Code 1873, § 2283; Code 1882, § 2283; Civil Code 1895, § 3122; Civil Code 1910, § 3698; Code 1933, § 61-107; Ga. L. 1967, p. 774, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
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