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# O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13. Landlord’s duties as to repairs and improvements.

(a) The landlord shall keep the premises in repair and shall be liable for all substantial improvements placed upon the premises by such landlord’s consent.

(b) Any contract, lease, license, or similar agreement, oral or written, for the use or rental of real property as a dwelling place is deemed to include a provision that the premises is fit for human habitation.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2266; Code 1868, § 2258; Code 1873, § 2284; Code 1882, § 2284; Civil Code 1895, § 3123; Civil Code 1910, § 3699; Code 1933, § 61-111; Ga. L. 2024, p. 91, § 2/HB 404, effective July 1, 2024.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2024, p. 91, § 1/HB 404, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Safe at Home Act.’”

Ga. L. 2024, p. 91, § 6/HB 404, not codified by the General Assembly, makes this Code section applicable to residential lease agreements that are entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024.

## Law Reviews

For note, “Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bill: Landlord Liability for Bed Bug Infesta-tions,” see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 479 (2018).

For article on the 2024 amendment of this Code section, see 41 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 51 (2024).

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); in subsection (a), substituted “shall” for “must”, “repair and” for “repair. He”, and “such landlord’s” for “his”; and added subsection (b). See Editor’s notes for applicability.