A Georgia eviction notice is a written notice a landlord serves on a tenant to end the tenancy for nonpayment of rent, a lease violation, or without cause, before filing a dispossessory affidavit in court. Georgia law does not let a landlord remove a tenant without going through the court first. For nonpayment of rent, the notice must give the tenant at least three business days to pay what is owed or move out before the landlord can file the case in court.
Last Updated: September 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Georgia law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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Create the eviction notice template and deliver it to the tenant. If the tenant does not comply, the next step is to file with the local court using the forms below.
The notice should include:
Georgia regulates eviction under Title 44, Chapter 7, Article 3 of the state code. A landlord must serve written notice before starting a court case, and the notice period depends on the reason for eviction.[3]
A Georgia eviction notice is also called a notice to quit or a notice to vacate. All three names refer to the same document.
A landlord cannot remove a tenant without a court order. Even after the notice period ends, only a judge, a magistrate, or a court clerk can start the legal case, and only the sheriff can carry out a writ of possession. Changing the locks or removing belongings without a court order is not allowed.[3]
For nonpayment of rent, the notice must give the tenant at least three business days to pay the amount due or move out before the landlord can file an affidavit with the court.[3] If the landlord files in court for nonpayment, the tenant can still keep the tenancy. The tenant must pay the landlord the full amount owed, plus the cost of the filing, within seven days of being served the summons. This does not apply if the same violation happened again within the last twelve months.[1]
Anyone who knowingly and willingly makes a false statement under oath in the landlord's dispossessory affidavit or in the tenant's answer is guilty of a misdemeanor (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-58).[1]
| Rent Grace Period | As stated in the lease |
| Notice of Non-Payment | 3 business days |
| Notice of Non-Compliance | Not specified |
| State Laws | Georgia Code, Title 44, Chapter 7 |
Georgia landlords use two main eviction notice types depending on the reason for eviction: a notice for nonpayment of rent, and a notice to end a month-to-month tenancy without cause. Which one applies depends on whether the tenant owes rent or the landlord is ending an ongoing tenancy that has no fixed lease term.
A landlord uses this notice when the tenant has not paid rent on time. State law requires the notice to give the tenant at least three business days to pay the amount owed or move out.[3] If the tenant does neither, the eviction process can begin.
Landlords who want to end a month-to-month tenancy without cause must give the tenant at least 60 days' notice under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7, and a tenant who wants to end a month-to-month tenancy gives the landlord 30 days' notice. The notice states the date by which the tenant should move out.[1]
Popular Local Eviction Notice Forms
GEORGIA NOTICE TO QUIT
Date of this Notice to Quit: |
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Name of Landlord: |
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Name(s) of Tenant(s) and all |
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Adults Residing at the Leased Premises: |
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(referred to herein collectively as the Tenant ) |
Name of Lease Guarantor (if any): |
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Property Address, including Unit Number: |
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(referred to herein as the Leased Premises ) |
This Notice constitutes a NOTICE TO QUIT under and in accordance with applicable laws and that certain _____________________________________________________________
[insert name of lease document] dated as of __________________________________________
between Landlord and Tenant (referred to herein as the Lease ).
ACCORDINGLY, Tenant shall and is hereby required to QUIT AND VACATE the Leased Premises within _____ days after service of this NOTICE TO QUIT upon Tenant (such
date is referred to herein as the Deadline ), unless the violation or lease default described below has been cured in full on or before such Deadline, or as otherwise set forth below.
Violation or Lease Default (if applicable):
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Describe the time period or dates of delinquency: ____________________
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□Late fees. $__________________________________________________
Describe: ___________________________________________________
Total Amount Due, on or before Deadline: $____________________________________
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Describe the
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Section of the Lease under default: _______________________________
□If this box is checked, Tenant is not necessarily in default of the Lease, but Landlord is
nonetheless proving this Notice to Quit to Tenant as a notice of Lease termination in order for Landlord to recover possession of the Leased Premises, in accordance with terms of the Lease and applicable law. Accordingly, Tenant must vacate the Leased Premises on or before
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In the event Tenant does not comply with this Notice to Quit, Landlord shall have the right to commence an action against Tenant in Unlawful Detailer and/or Eviction, in order to recover possession of the Leased Premises. In such event, Tenant may be liable to Landlord for Landlord’s legal fees and the court costs of the action, to the extent set forth in the Lease and applicable law.
In all cases, Landlord preserves all rights against Tenant and any Lease guarantor, whether at law, in equity, or as otherwise provided under the terms of the Lease or any Lease guaranty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Notice to Quit is dated as of the date set forth above.
Name of Landlord: _________________________
By: ______________________________________
Its: ______________________________________
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
On _____________________________________ , I: check all boxes that are true
□Mailed by regular mail (postage prepaid)
□Mailed by Certified mail (return receipt attached)
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A copy of the within Notice to Quit to the following person(s):
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Signature: ________________________________________________________
STATE OF GEORGIA |
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COUNTY __________ |
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of _________,
20__, by ______________________________________________________________________.
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
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Evicting a tenant in Georgia takes more than serving a notice. If the tenant does not leave or fix the problem, the landlord must file a dispossessory affidavit with the court, and only a court order and the sheriff can force the tenant to leave.[3]
Create the Notice
The landlord, depending on the case that occurred, should create either the Non-Payment eviction notice or the Month-to-Month one and provide the tenant with it. The paper may be sent through the US mail to the residential address or delivered straight to the lessee (if he or she is not absent from the premises).
Go to the Court
If the tenant does not respond to the notice you have delivered, file a Dispossessory action at your local court. Complete the Dispossessory Affidavit, indicating that you have tried to contact the tenant and inform him or her about your demand.
Await the Tenant’s Response
After the court is notified, the sheriff serves the dispossessory warrant on the tenant. The tenant then has seven days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday) to answer the case in writing or in person. If the eviction is for unpaid rent, the tenant can stop the case by paying the landlord the full amount owed, plus the filing cost, within that same seven-day window.[1]
If the court rules in the tenant's favor, the tenant may stay in the home. A landlord who does not obtain a court order and instead tries to force the tenant out on their own can be committing an illegal self-help eviction.
If either side disagrees with the court's judgment, an appeal must be filed within seven days after the judgment is entered.[2]
A Georgia eviction case in court uses a small set of forms: the landlord's sworn affidavit that starts the case, the tenant's written answer, and the order that lets the sheriff carry out the eviction.[3]
Such a form serves to legally evince that the landlord has notified the tenant of a demand to leave the premises, did not get a response, and has begun a legal process against the lessee in court.
The tenant can use it as a defense against the prosecution after receiving the Dispossessory Affidavit.
If the court has stated the final judgment in favor of the landlord, he or she will receive this document, claiming that the tenant should be forced to leave the rental property on the date indicated therein.
A 3-day eviction notice in Georgia is the notice a landlord must give a tenant who has not paid rent, using the three-day notice period described above. It gives the tenant that same time to pay the amount owed or leave before the landlord can file an affidavit with the court.[3]
No. Georgia law does not let a landlord evict a tenant without going through the court. The landlord, or an agent acting for the landlord, must go before a judge, a magistrate, or a court clerk and make a sworn affidavit to the facts before the court will act.[3]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
