Landlord/Tenant

Landlord-tenant law governs the rental of commercial and residential property. This guide mostly covers Georgia Landlord-Tenant Law, although it does include some coverage of key federal topics like housing discrimination. The focus here is on the most essential sources and strategies, with resources geared towards self-represented litigants and materials intended for use by attorneys. 

The following sources are good places to begin your research into Georgia's Landlord/Tenant Law.  Secondary Sources like these describe and explain the law, which makes them an ideal entryway for researching an issue or topic. For a more complete selection of the library's secondary sources on Landlord/Tenant law in Georgia, check out the tab below. For a look at the library's entire collection of treatises, here's our Treatise Finder. If these treatises seem too detailed, consider a legal encyclopedia. For help with secondary sources more generally, check out our Secondary Sources Guide.