Georgia CommonsHB 1389: Property; dispossessory proceedings; extend a notice to vacate or pay to seven days
Introduced version, the latest LegiScan holds · Last action February 24, 2026 · Introduced
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House Bill 1389
By: Representatives Santos of the 117th, Mitchell of the 88th, Gilliard of the 162nd, Frye of the 122nd, Burnough of the 77th, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to extend a notice to vacate or pay to seven days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, is amended in Code Section 44-7-50, relating to demand for possession, procedure upon a tenant's refusal, and notice to vacate or pay, by revising subsections (c) and (d) as follows:
"(c) In all cases when a tenant fails to pay the rent, late fees, utilities, or other charges owed to the landlord when it becomes due, if the tenant refuses to pay the amount due or fails to deliver possession when so demanded after being provided with a notice to vacate or pay all past due rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges owed to the landlord within three seven business days, the owner or the agent, attorney at law, or attorney in fact of such owner may immediately go before the judge of the superior court, the judge of the state court, or the clerk or deputy clerk of either court, or the judge or the clerk or deputy clerk of any other court with jurisdiction over the subject matter, or a magistrate in the district where the land lies and make an affidavit under oath to the facts. Such affidavit may likewise be made before a notary public.
(d) The demand for possession notice under subsection (a) of this Code section or the three-day seven-day notice to vacate or pay under subsection (c) of this Code section shall be posted in a sealed envelope conspicuously on the door of the property and delivered via any additional method or methods agreed upon in the rental agreement."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.