Georgia Landlord-Tenant Laws
Georgia Security deposits
Georgia caps security deposits at two months' rent for leases signed or renewed on or after July 1, 2024, and the landlord must return the deposit — or an exact written statement of deductions plus the balance — within 30 days of getting the unit back.
Georgia Rent increase notice
Georgia has no statute that directly regulates rent increases or requires a specific rent-increase notice; the practical floor comes from O.C.G.A. 44-7-7, which requires a landlord to give 60 days' notice to terminate a tenancy at will, so a month-to-month tenant who rejects a proposed increase is entitled to 60 days before the old tenancy can be ended.
Georgia Late fees
Georgia sets no statutory cap on residential late fees and mandates no grace period — the fee is whatever the lease provides, policed only by Georgia's general rule against contractual penalties.
Georgia Entry notice
Georgia has no statute setting how much notice a landlord must give before entering a rental unit — no 24-hour rule, no 'reasonable notice' standard, nothing.
How this record was verified: Direct read of statute text: O.C.G.A. 44-7-30.1, 44-7-34, 44-7-35, 44-7-36, 44-7-7, and 44-7-19 read in full from the 2024 Code of Georgia (Justia mirror of the official code, which is not deep-linkable on the official legis.ga.gov LexisNexis portal), cross-checked against the official Georgia General Assembly HB 404 (2024 Ga. Laws 392) bill record on legis.ga.gov and the Georgia Appleseed / magistrate-judge bench card summarizing the Safe at Home Act. 44-7-31, 44-7-32, and 44-7-33 mechanics confirmed across the code mirror section listing and multiple consistent secondary sources.