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Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 28, 2025 · Introduced
Property; landlord and tenant; security deposits; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would require landlords to give tenants an itemized list of all lease-related fees, along with the existing damage list, before collecting a security deposit.
House Bill 687 By: Representatives Crawford of the 89th, Oliver of the 84th, Willis of the 55th, Draper of the 90th, and Frye of the 122nd A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security deposits, so as to provide that prior to tendering a security deposit, the tenant...
SECTION 1. Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security deposits, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 44-7-33, relating to lists of existing defects and of damages during tenancy, inspection of premises by landlord upon termination of lease and vacation or surrender of premises, right...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 26, 2025 · Introduced
Landlord and Tenant; requiring tenants to provide income information; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would rewrite landlord-tenant law to bar landlords from requiring high income levels from voucher holders, let tenants withhold rent for unrepaired conditions, and ban retaliation and housing discrimination.
(2) Prohibited actions under this Code section include, but are not limited to: (A) Using different provisions in leases or contracts of sale, such as those relating to rental charges, security deposits, and the terms of a lease and those relating to down payment and closing requirements, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status,...
SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 12, 2025 · Passed
Insurance, Department of; efficiency in the practices; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 410 changes how the Georgia Department of Insurance processes paperwork for insurers, fraternal benefit societies, and insurance agencies, cutting newspaper publication requirements, triplicate filings, and branch office licensing.
House Bill 410 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives DeLoach of the 167th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Williamson of the 112th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for efficiency in the practices of the Department of Insurance; to revise the statutory...
SECTION 1. Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, is amended in Chapter 3, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 33-3-8, relating to requirements as to deposit of securities generally, as follows: "(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 26, 2025 · Introduced
Department of Human Services; adopt and implement affordable family housing assistance programs; authorize local governments
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would let counties, cities, and consolidated governments create local affordable housing assistance programs, funded through dedicated trust funds and overseen by the state Division of Family and Children Services.
(10) 'Multifamily structure' means a building, other than a townhouse, that contains four or more individual residential dwelling units, each of which is designed exclusively for use and occupation by one family. (11) 'Single-family residential dwelling' means: (A) A building that contains one residential dwelling unit and that is designed exclusively for...
(c) After a certificate of approval has been issued to a local government pursuant to this Code section, the division shall continue to monitor such local government's affordable family housing assistance program to ensure its ordinance or resolution establishing the program is still in effect and that such local government's actions are in conformance with...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 13, 2025 · Passed
Banking and finance; update terminology; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 15 rewrites a large set of technical rules in Georgia's banking and finance code, touching credit unions, mortgage lenders and brokers, foreign banks, and merchant acquirer banks. It updates licensing, background check, audit, and capital requirements across those industries.
SECTION 26. Said title is further amended in said article by revising Code Section 7-1-1121, relating to notice of uninsured deposits, as follows: "7-1-1121. Each foreign bank licensed to establish and maintain a Georgia state branch or Georgia state agency shall give clear and conspicuous notice consistent with 12 C.F.R. 347.207 that deposits and credit...
SECTION 27. Said title is further amended in said article by revising Code Section 7-1-1123, relating to value of assets and deposits, minimum requirements, and reporting, as follows: "7-1-1123. (a) A foreign bank licensed to establish and maintain a Georgia state branch or Georgia state agency shall be required to keep dollar deposits or investment...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 13, 2025 · Introduced
State Depository Board; allow the state treasurer to invest in Bitcoin; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 178 would let Georgia's State Depository Board allow the state treasurer to invest a portion of state funds in Bitcoin, capped at 5 percent of any fund, with rules for secure storage.
SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state depositories, is amended by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 50-17-63, relating to deposit of demand funds, investment of funds, reports, remittance of interest earned, motor fuel tax revenues, as follows: "(b) All departments, boards, bureaus,...
country and for which the full faith and credit of such government has been pledged for the payment of principal and interest, provided that such securities are listed as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency; Bitcoin, as such term is defined in Code Section 50-17-68; or obligations issued, assumed, or guaranteed by the International...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 11, 2025 · Passed
Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 399 would require out-of-state landlords who own single-family or duplex rental homes in Georgia to have a licensed broker, and an in-state staff member if that broker doesn't live in Georgia, to handle tenant maintenance complaints.
(8) Any person employed on a full-time basis by the owner of property for the purpose of providing property management services or community association management services, selling, buying, leasing, managing, auctioning, or otherwise dealing with such property; (8.1) Any person employed on a full-time basis by a community association for the purpose of...
(11) Any person who provides property management services on properties available for less than 90 days' occupancy by guests or occupants and meets all of the following conditions: (A) The property manager enters into a written agreement with the owner specifying all terms and conditions under which the property is to be managed, the reporting of income and...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 5, 2025 · Passed
Guardian and Ward; county conservators; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 98 creates a new role of county conservator in Georgia probate law, splitting duties currently held by county guardians so that a separate county official handles property and financial matters for wards under conservatorship.
SECTION 11. Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 29-8-4, relating additional security on bond, as follows: "29-8-4. (a) If in the opinion of the court it shall become necessary for the good of any conservatorship placed or about to be placed in the hands of the county guardian conservator for the county guardian conservator to give...
SECTION 9. Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 29-8-2, relating to bond requirements, as follows: "29-8-2. In addition to the bond required in Code Section 53-6-41, county guardians conservators shall give another bond an additional bond with good security, to be judged by the court, in the sum of $5,000.00. The Such additional bond shall...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 11, 2025 · Passed
Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 763 creates a new joint airport authority for Bryan County and the City of Richmond Hill, giving it power to build, run, and finance public airports through revenue bonds without pledging city or county tax money.
SECTION 18. Trust indenture as security. In the discretion of the authority, any issue of such revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside of the state. Such trust indenture may pledge or assign fees,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 20, 2025 · Introduced
State Depositories; State Depository Board to allow the state treasurer to invest in bitcoin; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 228 would let Georgia's State Depository Board authorize the state treasurer to invest state funds in bitcoin, alongside existing options like bonds and commercial paper, and would require rules for safely storing it.
SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state depositories, is amended by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 50-17-63, relating to deposit of demand funds, investment of funds, reports, remittance of interest earned, motor fuel tax revenues, as follows: "(b) All departments, boards, bureaus,...
country and for which the full faith and credit of such government has been pledged for the payment of principal and interest, provided that such securities are listed as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency; bitcoin, as such term is defined in Code Section 50-17-68; or obligations issued, assumed, or guaranteed by the International...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 27, 2025 · Passed
Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 131 changes how self-storage facility owners in Georgia must advertise a unit before selling its contents to collect unpaid rent, allowing methods other than a single newspaper legal notice for most items.
SECTION 1. Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 10-4-213, relating to enforcement of lien without judicial intervention and execution of rental agreement, as follows: "(a) Provided that it complies with the requirements...
OWNER HAS A LIEN ON ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY STORED IN OCCUPANT'S SPACE FOR RENT, FEES FOR THE LATE PAYMENT OF RENT, LABOR, OR OTHER CHARGES, PRESENT OR FUTURE, IN RELATION TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND FOR ITS PRESERVATION OR EXPENSES REASONABLY INCURRED IN ITS SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. PERSONAL PROPERTY STORED IN OCCUPANT'S SPACE...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 20, 2025 · Introduced
"Pro People, Pro Business Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 223 would make it harder for people hurt by crime on someone else's property in Georgia to sue the property owner, unless they can show the crime was foreseeable and the owner failed to take reasonable safety precautions.
(1) Provided crime deterrence and safety education to current employees by July 1, 2026, and after July 1, 2026, provides such training to new employees within 60 days of the date of hire; and (2) Substantially complied with this subsection by implementing the following security measures on the premises: (A) An installed security camera system; (B) A...
SECTION 2. Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "51-3-1.1. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Claimant' means any person or any person's survivor, conservator, next friend, or other legal representative,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 27, 2025 · Introduced
Health; transfer all authorities and responsibilities relating to environmental health from county boards of health to Department of Public Health
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 665 would shift all environmental health powers, from septic system permits to food and water safety inspections, away from Georgia's county boards of health and into the state Department of Public Health, effective January 1, 2028 if funded.
(2) In order to protect the public from damages arising from any work by a certified septic tank installer or certified septic tank pumper that fails to comply with any state construction codes or with the ordinances or building and construction codes adopted by any county or municipal corporation, any such certified septic tank installer or certified...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 31, 2025 · Introduced
"Northeast Regional Water Authority Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would create the Northeast Regional Water Authority, a new public body letting Banks, Franklin, and Madison counties, the cities of Commerce and Elberton, and the Jackson County Water and Sewer Authority jointly build and run water reservoirs and sell water wholesale.
SECTION 14. Trust indenture as security. In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state. Either the resolution providing for the issuance of the...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 21, 2025 · Passed
Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 586 changes how Georgia's intangible recording tax defines a 'long-term note secured by real estate,' extending the threshold from three years to 62 months, affecting real estate loans and the taxes paid when they are recorded.
SECTION 3. Said article is further amended by revising Code Section 48-6-68, relating to bond for title in absence of security deed and recording and tax, as follows: "48-6-68. Any seller of real estate who retains title to the real estate as security for the purchase price and who does not convey title to the purchaser or take back a deed to secure debt...
SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to intangible recording tax, is amended in Code Section 48-6-60, relating to definitions, by revising paragraph (3) and by repealing paragraph (4) as follows: "(3) 'Long-term note secured by real estate' means any note representing credits secured by real...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 20, 2025 · Engrossed
Condominiums; maximum amount of insurance deductibles payable by unit owners; remove the limitation
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House substitute to SB 230, now called the 'Real Estate Security and Title Act,' would raise the cap on condo insurance deductibles unit owners can be charged, expand protections for judges' personal information, change how judicial foreclosure sales can be paid for, and tighten qualifications for special masters in quiet title cases.
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Real Estate Security and Title Act."
SECTION 2. Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, is amended in Part 2 of Article 7 of Chapter 13, relating to conduct and effect relative to judicial sales, by revising Code Section 9-123-166, relating to form of tender, as follows: "9-13-166. Purchasers at judicial sales need not tender cash but, as an alternative,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 3, 2025 · Introduced
Renters' Bill of Rights Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 708 would let Georgia tenants pay for their own repairs and deduct the cost from rent if a landlord doesn't fix problems within five days, and would give tenants more time to respond to eviction filings.
SECTION 4. Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 44-7-52, relating to when tender of payment by tenant serves as a complete defense, by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, in an action for nonpayment of rent, the tenant shall be allowed to tender to the landlord, within seven 14 days...
SECTION 5. Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 44-7-55, relating to judgement, writ of possession, landlord's liability for wrongful conduct, distribution of funds paid into court, and personal property, by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a) If, on the trial of the case, the judgment is against the tenant, judgment shall be entered against...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 3, 2025 · Passed
"City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 78 creates the City of Tybee Island Building and Public Facilities Authority, a new public body allowed to build, finance, and manage government buildings and facilities for the city.
SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use. (a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be...
(d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 21, 2025 · Passed
Greene County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 816 creates the Greene County Public Facilities Authority, a new local government body with power to build public facilities and issue bonds for Greene County and its school district and cities.
SECTION 10. Trust indenture as security. In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state. Either the resolution providing for the issuance of the...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 25, 2025 · Introduced
"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,"; rent pricing for residential properties; encourage transparency and fairness
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would require landlords to disclose the full rental price upfront for residential properties and would ban hidden or deceptive fees, enforced under the state's consumer protection law.
SECTION 2. Said part is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "10-1-393.20. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Clearly and conspicuously' means a disclosure that is easily noticeable and easily understandable by an ordinary consumer and displays any total rental price more prominently than any other pricing...
(b) Without otherwise limiting the definition of unfair or deceptive acts or practices under this part, it shall be unlawful for any landlord to: (1) Offer, display, or advertise any rental price of any residential property without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total rental price; (2) Enter into any rental agreement with, or accept payment from,...
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