Georgia has no rent control and no statute that caps rent increases or sets a notice period for raising rent. On a fixed-term lease the rent is lease-governed; on a tenancy at will, a landlord effectively raises rent only by ending the tenancy under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7, which requires 60 days' landlord notice.
Georgia's Landlord and Tenant chapter (O.C.G.A. Title 44, Ch. 7) contains no rent-increase statute, no cap on the amount of an increase, and no notice period specific to raising rent. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot change unless the lease allows it. For a tenancy at will, a landlord cannot unilaterally raise rent mid-tenancy; instead the landlord terminates under § 44-7-7 — 'Sixty days' notice from the landlord or 30 days' notice from the tenant is necessary to terminate a tenancy at will' — and may offer a new lease at higher rent. Local rent control is barred by state law, so notice terms for a rent change are set entirely by the lease.
No specific statutory penalty. A landlord who tries to impose a higher rent mid-term without a lease provision allowing it cannot enforce the increase; on a tenancy at will, the prior rent stands until a valid 60-day termination under § 44-7-7 takes effect.
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