GA HB1171

Amends Georgia Code Section 44-7-13 to establish a nonwaivable implied warranty that all rental dwellings are fit for human habitation, which cannot be contracted away in any lease agreement

Requires landlords to comply with building/housing codes, maintain electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and heating systems, keep common areas clean and safe, provide waste removal, and supply running water, hot water, and reasonable heat

Grants tenants remedies if landlords fail to remedy noncompliance within one week of notice when violations affect essential services, health/safety, or use and enjoyment of the premises

Tenant remedies include: terminating the lease, withholding rent during noncompliance, recovering actual damages in court, making repairs and deducting costs from rent, or obtaining substitute housing

Tenants remain obligated to maintain their dwelling units in reasonably clean and safe condition and refrain from deliberate or negligent property destruction