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Georgia room rental agreement
Written for Georgia law, checked October 1, 2026 General information, not legal advice
Rentari offers a general room-rental agreement form, but it is not tailored to Georgia or every local rule. Review the room, shared spaces, occupancy requirements, and applicable Georgia and city rules before using a form. The state table below covers selected deposit and entry rules, not every room-rental requirement.
Georgia rules that apply
- Entry notice
- None found
- no entry rule in the sections read; the full Code could not be read
- O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 7, General Assembly site
Security deposit limit
You may not demand or receive a security deposit larger than two months' rent. A security deposit includes damage deposits, advance rent deposits and pet deposits, so a pet deposit counts toward the two months.
More detail (5)
- The two-month limit came from a 2024 Act that applies to residential leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024. HB 404 (2024), section 6
- Nonrefundable fees, and money that is not to be returned or that is to be applied to rent or to pay for services or utilities, are not a security deposit. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30(1), (3)
- Section 44-7-36 excludes only sections 44-7-31, 32, 33 and 35 for units owned by a natural person whose units, together with a spouse's and minor children's units, total ten or fewer. Paid third-party management, including rent collection, removes that exemption. The exemption does not list the two-month cap in 44-7-30.1 or the return provision in 44-7-34. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-36
- For a property inside Atlanta, section 94-152(a) applies on a tenant request when the landlord owns or controls more than ten units and requires a deposit greater than 60 percent of monthly rent. It requires offering one of two alternatives: qualifying rental security insurance or at least three equal monthly deposit installments. Insurance must meet the carrier, approval, coverage and payment conditions; the tenant cannot simply choose an unapproved policy. Installments ordinarily fall on the rent due date and may be paid with rent unless separately agreed. Atlanta Code § 94-152(a)
- Atlanta subsection (b) separately calls for written notice of available alternatives before entering a lease requiring a deposit above 60 percent of monthly rent. Check subsection (c)'s exception for a deposit securing availability more than 60 days before the rental period begins. These city provisions do not replace the state cap or refund rules. Atlanta Code § 94-152(b)-(d)
The Rentari Georgia lease states the two-month limit and says a pet deposit is a security deposit.
Landlord entry
Not readNo section read sets a notice period or other rule for entering a rented home. The full Georgia Code could not be read, so this page does not state an entry rule.
The Rentari Georgia lease sets entry notice as a lease term: at least the hours you choose (24 unless you change it), with no advance notice in an emergency or when the tenant agrees at the time.