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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by the landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances; to provide residential tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to prov…
Source: OpenStates · fetched January 28, 2026
Grants residential tenants the right to complete necessary repairs and offset rental payments with the cost of those repairs under specific conditions. Also provides tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances.
Landlords, who are often homeowners, may face increased costs and administrative burdens due to tenants' rights to perform repairs and offset rent, or to terminate leases.
- RenterdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Grants residential tenants the right to complete necessary repairs and offset rental payments with the cost of those repairs under specific conditions. Also provides tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances.
“so as to provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by the landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances”· Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
“to provide residential tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances”· Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
- HomeownerindirectModerate impactMedium certainty
Landlords, who are often homeowners, may face increased costs and administrative burdens due to tenants' rights to perform repairs and offset rent, or to terminate leases.
“so as to provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by the landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances”· Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
“to provide residential tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances”· Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
- Grants residential tenants the right to complete landlord-required repairs.
- Allows tenants to offset rental payments with the reasonable cost of completed repairs.
- Provides tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under specific conditions.
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