Georgia Rent Increase Law
No Georgia statute sets a rent-increase notice period, but because a tenancy at will can only be ended on 60 days' landlord notice, a month-to-month rent increase effectively requires 60 days' notice, and rent cannot be raised mid-lease unless the lease allows it (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7). Georgia has no rent control and bars cities and counties from adopting it.
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Georgia rent increase rules at a glance
| Notice of a rent increase | No state ruleO.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 (no rent-increase provision; 60-day termination notice) |
|---|---|
| Rent control | None; cities barred from adopting itO.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 |
| Ending a month-to-month tenancy | Landlord 60 days · tenant 30 daysO.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 |
What Georgia law says
How much notice is required for a rent increase in Georgia?
No Georgia statute sets a rent-increase notice period, but because a tenancy at will can only be ended on 60 days' landlord notice, a month-to-month rent increase effectively requires 60 days' notice, and rent cannot be raised mid-lease unless the lease allows it (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7) (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 (no rent-increase provision; 60-day termination notice)).
Does Georgia have rent control?
Georgia has no rent control, and counties and cities may not adopt or enforce ordinances regulating rent on privately owned residential rental property (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19).
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Georgia?
To end a tenancy at will (month-to-month), the landlord must give 60 days' notice and the tenant must give 30 days' notice (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7).
How Georgia compares
23 of 51 verified jurisdictions set a statewide period.
Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee follow the same rule as Georgia; 0 of its 5 neighbors differ.
| Rent-increase notice | States |
|---|---|
| No statewide period | Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
Local rules in Georgia
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 bars Georgia counties and cities from regulating private residential rents, and O.C.G.A. § 36-74-30(b) bars local governments from requiring registration of residential rental property (a pre-existing ban that 2025 HB 399 re-enacted while adding a tenant duty to identify the property manager to code enforcement); local housing and building codes still apply.
Other Georgia rules
| Security deposit limit | 2 months' rentO.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1 (2024 Ga. Laws Act 392, HB 404 § 4), O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1 |
|---|---|
| Deposit return deadline | 30 days after move-outO.C.G.A. § 44-7-34(a) (2018 Ga. Laws Act 482, HB 834 § 3), O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34(a) |
| Late-fee cap | No state capO.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 7 (no late-fee provision) |
| Entry notice | No state ruleO.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 7 (no entry provision) |
| Notice for unpaid rent | 3 business days (Notice to vacate or pay all past-due rent, late fees, utilities and other charges)O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(c)-(d) (2024 Ga. Laws Act 392, HB 404 § 5), O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(c) |