Georgia

Georgia Landlord Tenant Law

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• What is the difference between a tenant and a boarder?
•  Your legal rights depend on whether you are a tenant or boarder.  A tenant is one who 
• pays rent for the exclusive right to use the premises, usually for a defined period.  A boarder is 
• one who pays a fee for the right to use a room and receive services, generally for a short period 
• of time.  To determine if you are a tenant or boarder the court will look at:  

• * Does the written agreement refer to itself as a lease and to payments as rent;  
• * The length of time you have lived at the residence;  
• * Whether the room is the only residence you have;  
• * Whether you are residing there temporarily or for a long period of time; 
• * How often you pay rent:  if you pay daily, you are likely a guest or boarder;  
• * Whether services such as linen service, switchboard service and maid service are   6
• provided;  

* Whether you own the furnishings in the room;  

• * Whether the amount you pay includes tax; and  40% off Jason Organic Products at House of Nutrition
• * Whether the person you pay has a business license.  
•  If you are not a tenant but a guest or boarder, you have limited protection under the law.  
• If the hotel or boarding house owner wants a resident to move, he need only give notice equal to 
• the time for which the occupancy is paid.  For example if payment is made weekly, one week 

• notice to vacate is all that would be required.  However, if payment is past due or the boarder has 
• violated the occupancy rules, advanced notice is not required and the boarder can be required to 
• leave immediately. 
• What should a lease contain? 
•  The lease is a contract.  

30% off Maitake Products at House of NutritionUnless the lease contains legal provisions, a court will require the 

• landlord and tenant to do what the language of the lease provides.  The answer to most landlordtenant questions can be found in the language of the lease between the parties.  A comprehensive 
• lease should include the following: 
• * Names of the tenant, the landlord or the landlord's agent, and the person or company 
• authorized to manage the property;  
• * A description of the rental unit, identifying the appliances included in the unit and the 
• heat and cooling sources. 

• If it is a house, a description of the property; 
• * The time period for which the property is rented and the date the lease ends;  
• * The amount of rent and the date it is due, including any grace period, late charges, or 
• return check charges;  
• * How rent is to be delivered to the landlord and whether payment may be made  16
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• * How to terminate the agreement prior to the expiration date and what, if any, 

charges will be imposed; 

• * The amount of the security deposit;  
• * Utilities furnished by the landlord and, if the landlord charges for such utilities, how the 
• utility charge will be calculated; 
• * Amenities and facilities on the premises which the tenant is entitled to use such as 
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• * Rules and regulations such as pet rules, noise rules, and whether or not breaking such 
• rules can be grounds for eviction;        PFDSAVE10
• * Identification of parking available, including designated parking spaces, if provided;  
• * Pest control, if provided, and how often; 

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• * Under what circumstances the landlord can enter the property and with what notice to 
• the tenant. thelpa.com