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Rental Housing: Basic Landlord Tenant Questions
Know Your Rights
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Can I Break My Rental Agreement?
This video provides basic information on the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants when breaking rental agreements in Georgia. Read More
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Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook, Tenth Edition, January 2011
This is a handbook designed to answer common residential landlord-tenant questions. Content Detail
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Answers to Common Questions about Rent Payments
This document answers common questions about a tenant's rights and obligations in connection with rent payments. Read More
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Brochure on Fair Housing Laws
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race or color, national origin, religion, sex , familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18), and handicap (disability). Content Detail
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How does a landlord remove a tenant in a dispossessory action?
A brief audio presentation ... Content Detail
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Information for Tenants
Many people who rent a place to live do not have a basic knowledge of the duties and rights involved. If there is a written lease, it will describe some of the duties of the tenant. A written lease will also explain some of the duties of the landlord. Even if there is not a written lease, tenants and landlords have the legal duties to each other. Read More
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Life Skills for Homeowners and Renters
Whether you own your own home or rent a house or apartment, there are a number of things you need to know and do to protect yourself from things like eviction, foreclosure, or overpaying for services. This guide sets out a number of life skills that you need to keep in mind in your daily business. Read More
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Rental Property Management and the Law
This webpage contains basic legal information about the management of residential rental property in Georgia. Content Detail
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Early Termination of a Lease (Answers to Common Questions)
This document contains the answers to common questions about terminating a lease earlier than what is written in the lease contract. Read More
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FAQ: Does a landlord have to make repairs?
Landlords are responsible for keeping their rental property in good repair. If the condition of the rental property changes from its condition at the time the tenant moved-in, the landlord must repair the structure or thing to its original condition. Even if you do not have a written lease your landlord is obligated under state law to make repairs. Any lease provision which makes the tenant responsible for repairs is challengeable under Georgia law. A landlord is also responsible for meeting all local ordinances and minimum safety standards. Content Detail
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General Information about Renting a Home
This document describes the basic rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, excerpted from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004). Read More
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Georgia State Fire Code
This document provides Georgia's Minimum Standard Code (the International Fire Code). Content Detail
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My landlord is not making repairs as he should. What can I do?
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What is a security deposit, and why do I have to pay it?
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