O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-6-206 (2019)

Application and construction of article

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among states enacting it.

History

(Code 1981, § 44-6-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1837, § 2.)

Annotations

CHAPTER 7 LANDLORD AND TENANT Sec.

Article 1 In General Sec.

Creation of landlord and tenant relationship; rights of tenant; construction of lease for less than five years. Parol contract creating landlord and tenant relationship; certain provisions prohibited; effect of provision for attorney’s fees. Disclosure of ownership and agents; effect of failure to comply. Local ordinances relating to security of premises occupied by tenants; cumulative effect of this Code section. When implied contract to pay rent arises. Tenancy at will - Creation when no time period specified. Tenancy at will - Notice required for termination. Tenancy at will - Right of tenant to emblements. Estoppel to dispute landlord’s title or attorn to another. Delivery of possession at end of term; summary remedy. Specific rights of tenants. Removal of trade fixtures during term; when abandoned. Landlord’s duties as to repairs and improvements. Tort liability of landlord.