A Georgia Notice to Pay or Quit is used when a tenant has failed to pay rent when due. Georgia law does not require a specific statutory number of days for this notice. Instead, the landlord must make a formal demand for possession of the rental property due to nonpayment of rent before filing an eviction (dispossessory) action. This notice serves as that required demand and gives the tenant an opportunity to pay the past-due rent or vacate the premises.
What Does Georgia Law Say?
In all cases where a tenant holds possession of lands or tenements over and beyond the term for which they were rented or fails to pay the rent when due, the landlord may demand possession of the property so rented. If the tenant refuses or fails to deliver possession when so demanded, the landlord may go before the judge of the superior court or any other court having jurisdiction and make oath to the facts.
How to Fill Out
Step 1 – Enter the full legal name(s) of the tenant(s) as listed on the lease agreement.
Step 2 – Provide the complete rental property address, including city and county.
Step 3 – State the total amount of rent past due and clearly identify the rental period(s) owed.
Step 4 – Demand payment of the rent or surrender of the premises.
Step 5 – The landlord or authorized agent must sign and date the notice.
Step 6 – Serve the notice on the tenant and complete the Record of Service section indicating how and when the notice was delivered.
• Nonpayment of Rent: Demand for possession required; no specific notice period.
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50
• Noncompliance: No statutory cure period unless provided in the lease.
• Termination (Month-to-Month Lease): 60 days (landlord), 30 days (tenant).
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7
• Eviction Lawsuit: Dispossessory Proceeding.
Article 3, Chapter 7
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