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GA HB1416
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/26/2024
Primary Sponsor
Solomon Adesanya
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AI Summary
- Establishes an implied duty of habitability for all residential rental agreements, deeming any dwelling lease to include a provision that the premises is fit for human habitation
- Allows tenants to hire a licensed professional and complete repairs themselves if a landlord fails to adequately respond to a repair request within 5 days, with repair costs deductible from rent at up to 50% of each rental installment until fully recovered
- Caps security deposits at a maximum of one month's rent
- Extends key tenant response timelines in dispossessory proceedings from 7 days to 14 days, including the period to answer a summons, tender past-due rent as a defense, and the effectiveness of writs of possession after judgment
- Requires landlords to provide tenants a 3-business-day notice to vacate or pay all past-due rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges before filing a dispossessory action for nonpayment; applies to residential leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Property; duty of habitability for certain rental agreements; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/29/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/27/2024
Full Bill Text
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