Legal Notice - Eviction
GEORGIA RESIDENTIAL TENANCY NOTICE — SELECTION AND DRAFTING PACKET
Do not serve this packet. It is not an eviction notice and does not
terminate a tenancy or demand possession. Blank fields and unchecked boxes
are unresolved.
1. MATTER CONTROL
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Landlord / owner | [________________________________] |
| Authorized agent and authority record | [________________________________] |
| Tenant and known adult occupants | [________________________________] |
| Premises and unit | [________________________________] |
| County and municipality | [________________________________] |
| Written or oral rental agreement | [________________________________] |
| Agreement date and current term | [________________________________] |
| Rent period, due date, and ledger source | [________________________________] |
| Proposed notice date | [__/__/____] |
| Georgia reviewer | [________________________________] |
2. APPLICABILITY AND OVERLAY SCREEN
Do not choose a ground or date until the occupancy is classified.
| Question | Answer and supporting record |
|---|---|
| Residential dwelling, manufactured housing, hotel, institution, employee housing, or other occupancy | [________________________________] |
| Fixed term, month-to-month, week-to-week, holdover, or other tenancy | [________________________________] |
| Subsidized, voucher, public, tribal, military, federally financed, or program housing | [________________________________] |
| Foreclosure, bankruptcy, probate, receivership, or ownership dispute | [________________________________] |
| Domestic-violence, fair-housing, disability, retaliation, discrimination, or protected-conduct issue | [________________________________] |
| Municipal or county protection | [________________________________] |
| Pending payment plan, settlement, mediation, or prior notice | [________________________________] |
| Current lease clauses affecting notice, payment, or cure | [________________________________] |
Reviewer’s classification: [________________________________]
Required separate form or addendum: [________________________________]
3. CURRENT-AUTHORITY AND FORM REGISTER
Record the current official authority for the actual route. Do not copy a
0-, 5-, 10-, or other day period from a prior form.
| Issue | Current official authority or form | Version / effective date | Applies? | Drafting instruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground for notice | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Required warning, demand, or cure language | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Notice period and calculation rule | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Amounts that may be demanded | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Service method and effective date | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Payment, partial payment, waiver, or reinstatement | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Federal, program, tribal, or local overlay | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Court or filing consequence after expiration | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
| Official notice, summons, complaint, or court form | [________] | [________] | [________] | [________] |
Researcher and date: [________________________________]
Open legal questions: [________________________________]
4. GROUND SELECTION
Select one counsel-approved ground for the drafted notice. Prepare separate
notices when current law or the facts require separate treatment.
| Candidate ground | Selected? | Exact facts and dates | Lease provision | Current authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpayment | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
| Material rental-agreement breach | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
| Health or safety condition | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
| Criminal or other unlawful conduct | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
| Repeated breach | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
| Fixed-term expiration or holdover | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
| Periodic-tenancy termination | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
| Other | [________] | [________________________________] | [________] | [________] |
Do not label conduct irreparable, material, unlawful, threatening, repeated, or
uncurable unless the selected authority and evidence support that classification.
5. RENT AND CHARGE WORKSHEET
Complete only if the selected route permits a monetary demand.
| Ledger item | Period | Amount | Included in approved demand? | Authority / lease support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodic rent | [________] | $[________] | [________] | [________] |
| Contractual late charge | [________] | $[________] | [________] | [________] |
| Utility or service charge | [________] | $[________] | [________] | [________] |
| Credit, subsidy, payment, or concession | [________] | ($[________]) | [________] | [________] |
| Other | [________] | $[________] | [________] | [________] |
| Proposed cure amount | $[________] |
Ledger through date and time: [________________________________]
Payment method and location proposed for the notice: [________________________________]
Do not describe every lease charge as rent or assume that a fixed notice-date
balance remains accurate after a payment, credit, new rental period, or other
ledger event.
6. NOTICE CALENDAR
| Calendar control | Verified entry |
|---|---|
| Event permitting notice | [________________________________] |
| Earliest preparation or service event | [________________________________] |
| Permitted delivery method selected | [________________________________] |
| Actual service event | [________________________________] |
| Legal receipt or effective-date rule | [________________________________] |
| First counted day | [__/__/____] |
| Weekend, holiday, court-closure, or mailing adjustment | [________________________________] |
| Earliest cure or termination date and time | [________________________________] |
| Longer lease, federal, program, or local date | [________________________________] |
| Final approved date and time | [________________________________] |
Calculation checked by: [________________________________]
7. DRAFT NOTICE INSTRUCTIONS
The reviewed notice should contain only the language required or approved for
the selected route.
| Draft element | Approved content |
|---|---|
| Notice title | [________________________________] |
| Date | [________________________________] |
| Landlord / authorized agent | [________________________________] |
| Tenant and occupants | [________________________________] |
| Premises | [________________________________] |
| Rental agreement | [________________________________] |
| Selected ground | [________________________________] |
| Specific facts, dates, and lease terms | [________________________________] |
| Amount and ledger period, if applicable | [________________________________] |
| Cure action, if any | [________________________________] |
| Termination or surrender statement | [________________________________] |
| Payment or contact instructions | [________________________________] |
| Required tenant warning or resource | [________________________________] |
| Signature and capacity | [________________________________] |
The notice should not add tenant covenants, warranties, integration language,
severability, forum selection, arbitration, jury treatment, injunctions,
automatic fees, or cumulative-remedy language unless current authority and
Georgia counsel require or approve it.
8. SERVICE AND EVIDENCE PLAN
| Service control | Completed record |
|---|---|
| Authorized server | [________________________________] |
| Approved delivery method | [________________________________] |
| Address or delivery location | [________________________________] |
| Mailing class, tracking, posting, or other steps | [________________________________] |
| Date and time completed | [________________________________] |
| Effective or presumed receipt date | [________________________________] |
| Witnesses, photographs, receipt, tracking, or affidavit | [________________________________] |
| Failed attempt and follow-up procedure | [________________________________] |
No method is authorized merely because it appeared in the former notice.
9. POST-NOTICE CONTROL
| Event | Instruction |
|---|---|
| Payment or cure tendered | [________________________________] |
| Partial payment offered | [________________________________] |
| Landlord accepts funds | [________________________________] |
| Notice error discovered | [________________________________] |
| New or repeated conduct occurs | [________________________________] |
| Tenant vacates or surrenders keys | [________________________________] |
| Tenant remains after the approved date | [________________________________] |
| Court filing considered | [________________________________] |
This packet supplies no self-help, lockout, utility-interruption, property
removal, filing, judgment, writ, or possession procedure.
10. DRAFTING AND APPROVAL RECORD
| Review item | Initials and date |
|---|---|
| Property, tenancy, parties, and authority classified | [________] |
| Federal, tribal, program, and local overlays checked | [________] |
| Current ground, period, cure, and service law verified | [________] |
| Ledger and demanded amount reconciled | [________] |
| Calendar independently recalculated | [________] |
| Required warning and official form checked | [________] |
| Service evidence plan approved | [________] |
| Final notice approved for service by Georgia counsel | [________] |
11. SIGNATURE HOLD
Draft notice file or version: [________________________________]
Final notice approved by: [________________________________]
Approved service date and method: [________________________________]
Do not sign or serve this packet as a notice.
This template is provided for informational purposes only and does not
constitute legal advice.
About this template
- Last updated
- September 3, 2026
- Citations checked
- September 3, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Category
- Legal Letters & Correspondence
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Not legal advice
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on September 3, 2026.
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