Georgia
Georgia rental information
Where to read the rules for yourself, and where to get help that is not from us.
Nothing on this page is legal advice, and none of it is our summary of the law. These are the state's own materials. If your situation is serious, speak to one of the independent services below rather than to us.
Official Georgia resources
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs (opens in a new tab)
The state housing agency. Administers Housing Choice Vouchers and publishes the tenant-landlord handbook.
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Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (opens in a new tab)
The state's own guide to deposits, repairs, notice periods and eviction.
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Housing Choice Voucher programme (opens in a new tab)
How the voucher works, what it covers, and what changes your share of the rent.
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HUD — Georgia (opens in a new tab)
Federal housing information, including fair-housing complaints.
Independent help
None of these is us, and none of them reports to us.
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Georgia Legal Services Program (opens in a new tab)
Free civil legal help outside metropolitan Atlanta, for those who qualify.
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Atlanta Legal Aid Society (opens in a new tab)
Free civil legal help in Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Cobb and Gwinnett.
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Georgia Fair Housing (opens in a new tab)
If you believe you have been discriminated against.
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Georgia 211 (opens in a new tab)
Rent, utility and food assistance, by telephone or online.
If you are struggling to pay
Telephone us before the due date. We would far rather agree an arrangement in writing than chase arrears, and an arrangement made in advance is on much better terms than one made afterwards. Georgia 211 above can also point you at rent assistance you may be entitled to.