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Georgia month-to-month lease agreement
Written for Georgia law, checked October 1, 2026 General information, not legal advice
A month-to-month tenancy renews each month until the landlord or the tenant gives notice. Choose month-to-month as the lease type, or set a fixed-term lease to convert to month-to-month when its term ends.
Georgia rules that apply
- Ending a month-to-month tenancy
- 60 / 30 days
- landlord / tenant; tenancy at will
- O.C.G.A. section 44-7-7, official Code access via General Assembly
Ending a month-to-month tenancy
For a tenancy at will, the landlord must give 60 days' notice and the tenant must give 30 days' notice to terminate the tenancy.
O.C.G.A. section 44-7-7, official Code access via General Assembly
More detail (1)
- When no time is specified for a tenancy to end, Georgia law treats it as a tenancy at will. Check the actual tenancy before applying the at-will notice periods. O.C.G.A. section 44-7-6, official Code access via General Assembly
The Rentari Georgia lease sets the notice as a lease term: at least 60 days from you and 30 days from the tenant, or any longer notice Georgia law requires.
Rent increase notice
Partly readFor a tenancy at will, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs handbook says to give 60 days’ notice before increasing rent; the new tenancy at the higher amount begins after that notice period. The Attorney General’s Consumer Ed guidance gives the same explanation for a monthly tenancy after a lease expires. Check a fixed-term lease’s agreed rent and renewal terms separately. A change may not unlawfully retaliate or discriminate.
Georgia DCA handbook: changes to lease terms, page 13 Georgia Attorney General: rent-increase notice
More detail (3)
- Raising rent within three months after a tenant's protected action is one element of a retaliation case. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-24(c)(4) See Retaliation on the Georgia page
- Counties and cities may not regulate the amount of rent charged for private residential rentals. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 1079), General Assembly site See Rent control and local rules on the Georgia page
- The handbook says rent may increase during a lease only if the lease allows it, and that the agreed terms control whether and how often it can change. A sale of the rental generally leaves the new owner subject to existing leases. Keep the dated notice, effective date and delivery evidence; verify the permitted delivery process rather than assuming a posted letter, portal alert or email is sufficient. Georgia DCA handbook: lease changes, pages 13 to 15