O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-4 (2019)
Local ordinances relating to security of premises occupied by tenants; cumulative effect of this Code section
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Municipalities and counties may establish by local ordinance minimum security standards not in conflict with applicable fire codes to prevent the unauthorized entry of premises occupied by a tenant as a dwelling place and may require landlords to comply with such standards. (b) This Code section shall be cumulative to and shall not prohibit the enactment of other general and local laws, rules and regulations of state or local agencies, and local ordinances on this subject.
History
(Code 1933, § 61-102.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1372, § 3.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES C.J.S. - 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 104 et seq. ALR. - Landlord’s liability for failure to
protect tenant from criminal activities of third person, 43 ALR5th 207.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Efficiency Lodge, Inc. v. Neason, 889 S.E.2d 789 (Ga. 2023).
Efficiency Lodge, Inc. v. Neason, 889 S.E.2d 789 (Ga. 2023). “§ 44-7-4 (a) (allowing municipalities to establish security standards “to prevent the unauthorized entry of premises occupied by a tenant as a dwelling place”) (emphasis supplied).”
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