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title: HB 1495. Senior Stabilization Act; enact
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date: 2026-03-06
status: introduced
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bill_number: HB 1495
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2026-03-03
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
- Imani Barnes
- Lydia Glaize
- Al Williams
- Kimberly Alexander
- Rhonda Taylor
- Viola Davis
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topic_tags:
- senior housing
- rent increases
- landlord tenant law
- elderly Georgians
- Social Security income
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# HB 1495. Senior Stabilization Act; enact
## Text
House Bill 1495
By: Representatives Barnes of the 86th, Glaize of the 67th, Williams of the 168th, Alexander
of the 66th, Taylor of the 92nd, and others
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 for rent increase limits for certain senior citizens and
senior housing; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Senior Stabilization Act."
SECTION 2.
Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and
tenant, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"44-7-26.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term
(1) 'Senior housing' means rental residences exclusively for tenants.
(2) 'Tenant' means a person who is entitled, under a rental agreement entered into on or
before June 30, 2026, between such person and a landlord, to occupy a dwelling unit to
the exclusion of others and:
(A) Is 62 years of age or older; and
(B) Whose primary source of income is from payments received pursuant to the federal
Social Security Act, including retirement and survivor's benefits, supplemental security
income benefits, and disability income benefits.
(b) During the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2028, no landlord
or developer constructing senior housing shall renew the rental agreement or enter into a
new rental agreement for a dwelling unit with the existing tenant of such dwelling unit
when such renewal or new rental agreement increases the rent payable by the existing
tenant for such dwelling unit in an amount that is greater than 10 percent of the rent
payable by the existing tenant pursuant to the rental agreement that is in effect on June 30,
2026."
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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House Bill 1495 would cap rent increases at 10 percent for eligible senior tenants in senior housing statewide, applying to lease renewals and new leases with existing tenants from July 2026 through the end of 2028.
### Plain-language summary
Georgia currently has no statewide cap on how much landlords can raise rent for senior tenants. House Bill 1495, called the Senior Stabilization Act, would add a new section to Georgia's landlord and tenant law (O.C.G.A. Chapter 7 of Title 44) limiting rent increases for a defined group of senior renters.
The bill defines senior housing as rental residences reserved exclusively for tenants who are 62 or older and whose main income comes from Social Security payments, including retirement, survivor, supplemental security income, or disability benefits, under a lease signed on or before June 30, 2026. Starting July 1, 2026 and running through December 31, 2028, landlords and developers of senior housing could not renew a lease or sign a new lease with an existing tenant if the new rent is more than 10 percent higher than what that tenant was paying under the lease in effect on June 30, 2026.
### What it does
- Creates a new Georgia Code section capping rent increases for qualifying senior tenants in senior housing at 10 percent above their June 30, 2026 rent.
- Defines who counts as a covered tenant: someone 62 or older whose main income comes from Social Security retirement, survivor, supplemental security income, or disability benefits.
- Limits the cap to leases entered into on or before June 30, 2026, and applies it only to lease renewals or new leases with that same existing tenant.
- Sets the cap's active window from July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, after which the limit as written no longer applies.
- Applies the restriction to both landlords and developers who are constructing senior housing.
### Who it affects
The bill affects senior renters aged 62 and older who rely mainly on Social Security income and live in senior housing, along with the landlords and developers who own or build that housing and would be limited in how much they can raise rent on those tenants.
### Why it matters
For eligible senior renters, this would put a firm ceiling on how much their rent could rise when they renew or sign a new lease with the same landlord, offering predictability on a fixed income. For landlords and developers of senior housing, it would restrict rent-setting decisions for a defined group of tenants through the end of 2028.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 names the bill the 'Senior Stabilization Act' as its official short title.
- Section 2 adds new Code Section 44-7-26 defining 'senior housing' as rental residences exclusively for qualifying tenants.
- Section 2 defines 'tenant' as someone 62 or older whose primary income is Social Security-related payments, under a lease dated on or before June 30, 2026.
- Section 2 bars landlords or developers of senior housing from renewing or entering a new lease with an existing tenant that raises rent more than 10 percent above the rent in effect on June 30, 2026, for the period July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028.
- Section 3 repeals any existing laws that conflict with the new provisions.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-03-03)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-06)
- Sponsors: Imani Barnes, Lydia Glaize, Al Williams, Kimberly Alexander, Rhonda Taylor, Viola Davis
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73821
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1495.md?full=1