Georgia Eviction Notice
Create a free Georgia eviction notice with the state's required notice periods built in. Pick the notice type, fill in the details, and download a PDF.
Georgia notice periods
Nonpayment: 3 days · Lease violation (cure): n/a · No-cause termination: 60 days.
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⚠ Georgia requires a 3-day notice for a notice to pay rent or quit; the count runs from the date of SERVICE, and some states exclude weekends/holidays — verify before relying on a date. 3 BUSINESS days (not calendar days) of written notice to pay-or-vacate, per amended O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (HB 404 / Safe at Home Act, eff. July 1, 2024). The notice must demand all past-due rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges, must be written, posted conspicuously on the door in a sealed envelope, and delivered by any additional method agreed in the lease. If the tenant pays in full within the 3 business days, the landlord cannot file. This requirement applies to leases entered or renewed on/after July 1, 2024.
Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (Georgia)
NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT
Date of Notice: ________________
From (Landlord/Agent): [LANDLORD/AGENT NAME], [LANDLORD ADDRESS]
To: [TENANT NAME(S)], Tenant(s) in possession of: [PROPERTY ADDRESS]
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that rent is now due and unpaid in the amount of $________. This amount is for unpaid RENT only and excludes late fees, utilities, and other charges unless your state and lease allow them.
You are required to PAY the full amount of rent due within 3 days after this notice is served on you, OR to vacate and surrender possession of the property. Payment must be made to [LANDLORD/AGENT NAME] at [LANDLORD ADDRESS], by cash, check, or money order. If you mail payment, it must be RECEIVED by the deadline.
If you do not comply with this notice within the time stated, the landlord may begin legal proceedings to recover possession of the property under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (demand for possession / nonpayment 3-business-day notice, as amended by HB 404 / Safe at Home Act, eff. July 1, 2024); O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 (tenancy-at-will termination notice — 60 days landlord / 30 days tenant); O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-49 to 44-7-59 (dispossessory proceedings).
Only a court can order you to move out. The landlord may NOT lock you out, remove your belongings, or shut off your utilities; doing so is illegal.
This notice is given without waiving, and the landlord expressly reserves, all other rights and remedies, including the right to recover unpaid rent and damages.
How this notice may be served: Before filing a dispossessory, the landlord must make a "demand for possession" (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50). For grounds OTHER than nonpayment, the demand may be oral or written and uses no statutory "magic" language, though written is strongly advised for proof. For NONPAYMENT, the Safe at Home Act (HB 404, eff. July 1, 2024) requires a WRITTEN notice to pay all past-due amounts (rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges) OR vacate within three BUSINESS days; that notice must be posted conspicuously on the door in a sealed envelope and delivered by any additional method agreed in the lease. The dispossessory affidavit/summons itself is then served by the marshal/sheriff (personal service, or "tack and mail" — posting on the door plus mailing — if personal service fails). Tenant has 7 days from service to answer.
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[LANDLORD/AGENT NAME] — Landlord / Authorized Agent
[LANDLORD ADDRESS]
Date: ________________
PROOF OF SERVICE
I served this notice on the tenant(s) on ____________ (date).
Method of service (use a method permitted in your state — see the service note above):
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________ Date: ____________
Signature of person serving the notice
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Self-help template, not legal advice. Notice periods, wording, and service rules vary by state and city. You cannot remove a tenant yourself — serve a proper notice and, if needed, file in court.
Georgia Eviction Notice Requirements
In Georgia, a landlord must serve a written notice before filing for eviction under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (demand for possession / nonpayment 3-business-day notice, as amended by HB 404 / Safe at Home Act, eff. July 1, 2024); O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 (tenancy-at-will termination notice — 60 days landlord / 30 days tenant); O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-49 to 44-7-59 (dispossessory proceedings). The required notice period depends on the reason:
- Nonpayment of rent: 3-day notice to pay or quit. 3 BUSINESS days (not calendar days) of written notice to pay-or-vacate, per amended O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (HB 404 / Safe at Home Act, eff. July 1, 2024). The notice must demand all past-due rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges, must be written, posted conspicuously on the door in a sealed envelope, and delivered by any additional method agreed in the lease. If the tenant pays in full within the 3 business days, the landlord cannot file. This requirement applies to leases entered or renewed on/after July 1, 2024.
- Curable lease violation: not separately specified. Georgia has no statutory cure-or-quit period for lease violations other than nonpayment. For such breaches (or for holdover/at-sufferance tenants), the landlord makes a demand for possession — which may be oral, with no statutory day count — and, upon the tenant's refusal to surrender, may file the dispossessory. A written demand stating the breach and a reasonable time to vacate is best practice for proof, but no specific number of days is mandated by statute. Hence -1 (no statutory curable-violation notice period).
- No-cause termination (month-to-month): 60-day notice. 60 days for the landlord to terminate a tenancy at will / month-to-month without cause (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7); the tenant needs only 30 days. The 60-day landlord figure is the key number for the generator. No-cause termination is permitted (no just-cause statute). Statute text confirmed verbatim: "Sixty days' notice from the landlord or 30 days' notice from the tenant is necessary to terminate a tenancy at will."
Service: Before filing a dispossessory, the landlord must make a "demand for possession" (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50). For grounds OTHER than nonpayment, the demand may be oral or written and uses no statutory "magic" language, though written is strongly advised for proof. For NONPAYMENT, the Safe at Home Act (HB 404, eff. July 1, 2024) requires a WRITTEN notice to pay all past-due amounts (rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges) OR vacate within three BUSINESS days; that notice must be posted conspicuously on the door in a sealed envelope and delivered by any additional method agreed in the lease. The dispossessory affidavit/summons itself is then served by the marshal/sheriff (personal service, or "tack and mail" — posting on the door plus mailing — if personal service fails). Tenant has 7 days from service to answer.
- Georgia has NO traditional fixed-day pay-or-quit notice statute. Under HB 404 (Safe at Home Act, Ga. Laws 2024, Act 392, eff. July 1, 2024), amended O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 now requires a WRITTEN 3-BUSINESS-DAY notice to pay all past-due amounts or vacate before a landlord may file a dispossessory for nonpayment.
- The 3-business-day nonpayment notice expressly applies to residential leases entered into OR renewed on or after July 1, 2024. For older leases not yet renewed, Georgia's prior rule (a simple demand for possession with no fixed cure period) technically governs — but generating the 3-business-day written notice is the safe, compliant default.
- Days are BUSINESS days, not calendar days, for the nonpayment notice — weekends and holidays do not count toward the three days.
- Georgia recognizes no statutory cure period for non-rent lease violations and no separate 'unconditional quit' category. The landlord makes a demand for possession (which may be oral for non-rent grounds); if the tenant refuses to surrender, the landlord may file the dispossessory immediately. There is no mandated number of days to cure a lease violation.
- To terminate a tenancy at will / month-to-month WITHOUT cause, O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 requires the LANDLORD to give 60 days' notice; the TENANT need only give 30 days' notice. Georgia has no statewide just-cause eviction law.
- Tenant has 7 days after service of the dispossessory summons to file an answer; a tenant who tenders all amounts due within the 3 business days defeats the nonpayment filing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many days notice to evict for nonpayment in Georgia?
Georgia requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit before a landlord can file for eviction. 3 BUSINESS days (not calendar days) of written notice to pay-or-vacate, per amended O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (HB 404 / Safe at Home Act, eff. July 1, 2024). The notice must demand all past-due rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges, must be written, posted conspicuously on the door in a sealed envelope, and delivered by any additional method agreed in the lease. If the tenant pays in full within the 3 business days, the landlord cannot file. This requirement applies to leases entered or renewed on/after July 1, 2024.
Can a landlord evict without notice in Georgia?
No. A written notice is required before filing, and only a court can order a tenant removed. Self-help lockouts are illegal.
Does Georgia require just cause to evict?
Georgia does not have a statewide just-cause requirement, though some cities may. A month-to-month tenancy can generally be ended with a 60-day notice.
Disclaimer
This Georgia eviction notice generator is a self-help tool for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Confirm Georgia and local requirements before serving, and consult a landlord-tenant attorney for contested cases.
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