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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-6. Tenancy at will — Creation when no time period specified.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-7-6. Tenancy at will — Creation when no time period specified.

Where no time is specified for the termination of a tenancy, the law construes it to be a tenancy at will.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2271; Code 1868, § 2264; Code 1873, § 2290; Code 1882, § 2290; Civil Code 1895, § 3132; Civil Code 1910, § 3708; Code 1933, § 61-104; Ga. L. 1952, p. 201, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For comment on Metzer v. Connally Realty Co., 75 Ga. App. 274, 43 S.E.2d 169 (1947), see 10 Ga. B.J. 229 (1947).