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2018 Georgia Code 44-7-4 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 44-7-4 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 44-7-4

TITLE 44 PROPERTY

Section 7. Landlord and Tenant, 44-7-1 through 44-7-119.

ARTICLE 1 IN GENERAL

44-7-4. Local ordinances relating to security of premises occupied by tenants; cumulative effect of this Code section.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

(Code 1933, § 61-102.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1372, § 3.)

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 A.L.R.5th 207.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 44-7-4 From Courtlistener.com

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EFFICIENCY LODGE, INC. v. NEASON

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-06-21

Snippet: parts of the Code) (emphasis sup- plied); id. § 44-7-4 (a) (allowing municipalities to establish security