Notice to Terminate Tenancy at Will (No-Cause) — Georgia

NOTICE TO TERMINATE TENANCY AT WILL — STATE OF GEORGIA

SELECT FORM

• ☐ Form A — Landlord to Tenant (60-day notice; § 1A below)
• ☐ Form B — Tenant to Landlord (30-day notice; § 1B below)

1A. LANDLORD'S NOTICE OF TERMINATION (60 DAYS)

STATE OF GEORGIA

[COUNTY NAME] COUNTY

SIXTY (60) DAY NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF TENANCY AT WILL
(O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7)

TO: [TENANT NAME] and all occupants of the premises:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7, the Landlord is terminating your tenancy at will at the premises identified below, effective [__/__/____], at least sixty (60) days after this Notice is given to you.

☐ Premises: [STREET ADDRESS], [CITY], [COUNTY] County, Georgia [ZIP], Unit [____].

☐ Date of tenancy commencement: [__/__/____].

☐ Tenancy type: ☐ Tenancy at will with no stated end date ☐ Holdover from expired written lease dated [__/__/____], if the parties' conduct created a tenancy at will ☐ Other tenancy at will: [____________]

☐ Termination Date (move-out deadline): [__/__/____]. Please surrender possession, return the keys, and leave the premises in the condition required by the rental agreement and law on or before this date.

☐ Continued obligations. Until the Termination Date, you remain obligated to pay rent in the amount of $[__________] per month, due on the [____] of each month, and to comply with the applicable rental-agreement terms.

☐ Pro-rated rent for partial final month (if applicable): $[__________] for [____] days.

☐ Security deposit return. Within 30 days after Landlord obtains possession, the Landlord will return the security deposit, less lawful deductions itemized in writing, to the Tenant's forwarding address pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34. Tenant should provide a forwarding address.

☐ Inspection. If O.C.G.A. § 44-7-33 applies, you may request to inspect the premises and the Landlord's final damage list within the period in that section. Contact the Landlord at the number below to arrange the inspection.

☐ No retaliation / discrimination. This Notice is given solely in the exercise of the Landlord's statutory right under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 and is not given in retaliation for any protected tenant activity, nor on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or any other class protected by the Fair Housing Act or the Georgia Fair Housing Act.

1B. TENANT'S NOTICE OF TERMINATION (30 DAYS)

STATE OF GEORGIA

[COUNTY NAME] COUNTY

THIRTY (30) DAY NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF TENANCY AT WILL
(O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7)

TO: [LANDLORD NAME]:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7, the Tenant is terminating the tenancy at will at the premises identified below, effective [__/__/____], at least thirty (30) days after this Notice is given to the Landlord.

☐ Premises: [STREET ADDRESS], [CITY], [COUNTY] County, Georgia [ZIP], Unit [____].

☐ Move-out date: [__/__/____]. Tenant will deliver peaceful possession on or before this date and will return all keys to Landlord at [ADDRESS / KEY DROP].

☐ Forwarding address for security deposit return (per O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34):

[NAME]
[STREET ADDRESS]
[CITY], [STATE] [ZIP]

☐ Final rent and pro-ration: Tenant will pay any rent owed through [__/__/____] in the amount of $[__________].

☐ Inspection. If O.C.G.A. § 44-7-33 applies, Tenant requests to inspect the premises and Landlord's final damage list within the period in that section. Please contact Tenant at [PHONE / EMAIL] to arrange the inspection.

2. SERVICEMEMBER (SCRA) NOTICE — OPTIONAL TENANT ALTERNATIVE

If the Tenant qualifies under 50 U.S.C. § 3955 because the lease predates entry into military service or because the Tenant received qualifying permanent-change-of-station, deployment, or stop-movement orders, Tenant may instead invoke the SCRA termination procedure. Check the exact orders and lease sequence against § 3955(b)(1):

☐ Tenant invokes 50 U.S.C. § 3955 (SCRA lease termination).

☐ Copy of military orders attached as Exhibit A.

☐ For a qualifying entry-into-service, permanent-change-of-station, or deployment case under § 3955(b)(1)(A) or (B), the effective date for a monthly premises lease is 30 days after the first date the next rent payment is due after delivery of the SCRA notice: [__/__/____].

☐ For a qualifying stop-movement order under § 3955(b)(1)(C), termination is effective when the written-notice and orders-delivery requirements in § 3955(c) are met: [__/__/____].

☐ SCRA delivery method: ☐ Hand delivery ☐ Private business carrier ☐ U.S. mail in an envelope with sufficient postage and return receipt requested ☐ Electronic means permitted by 50 U.S.C. § 3955(c)(2)(D)

For an SCRA termination, use one of the delivery methods in § 3955(c)(2). Do not rely solely on ordinary first-class mail or door posting from Section 3 below.

3. METHOD OF SERVICE

If the landlord relies on this termination notice as the § 44-7-50(a) demand for possession, state that demand expressly below. For a residential lease entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024, the demand must be posted conspicuously in a sealed envelope on the premises door and delivered by every additional method agreed in the rental agreement. Record those methods here. For a termination notice, record how and when it was actually given to the recipient; do not assume the date written on the form begins the notice period.

Lease entered or last renewed: [__/__/____]. This notice is also the § 44-7-50(a) demand: ☐ Yes ☐ No.

If Yes, landlord expressly demands possession of the premises by: [__/__/____].

If both conditions above apply: Door posting in sealed envelope on [__/__/____] at [TIME] by [SERVER]; proof [____]. Other methods agreed in lease [CLAUSE AND METHODS / NONE]; completed delivery proof [____].

The party giving this Notice certifies that on [__/__/____] this Notice was served by:

• ☐ Personal hand-delivery to [RECIPIENT] at [LOCATION]
• ☐ First-class U.S. Mail to [ADDRESS] (postage prepaid)
• ☐ Certified mail, return receipt requested, tracking #[__________]
• ☐ Conspicuous posting in a sealed envelope on the door of the premises (required for a covered § 44-7-50 demand; do not rely on posting alone to prove a separate tenancy-termination notice was given)
• ☐ Email to [EMAIL] (if authorized by rental agreement)
• ☐ Other (as authorized by the rental agreement): [____________]

4. SIGNATURE

Dated: [__/__/____]

[________________________________]
[NAME OF PARTY GIVING NOTICE]
☐ Landlord ☐ Tenant ☐ Property Manager ☐ Attorney
[ADDRESS]
[PHONE]
[EMAIL]

5. POST-TERMINATION HOLDOVER (LANDLORD)

If the Tenant fails to vacate by the Termination Date in Section 1A, the Landlord will:

☐ 5.1. Serve a separate Demand for Possession under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50, or rely on this Notice as the demand only if the lease and law permit and the required § 44-7-50(d) posting and additional agreed delivery methods were completed for a covered lease;

☐ 5.2. File a dispossessory affidavit in a court with jurisdiction over the premises under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50, if the tenant does not surrender possession after demand;

☐ 5.3. If judgment is entered for the landlord, seek a writ of possession and any amounts recoverable under the lease and applicable law;

☐ 5.4. Pursue all other remedies available at law or in equity.

☐ 5.5. LANDLORD COMMITMENT; UTILITIES. The Landlord will use the judicial process to recover possession and will not change locks or remove personal property outside that process. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-14.1 separately bars knowing and willful suspension of cooling, heat, light, or water before final disposition of a dispossessory proceeding.

6. GEORGIA PRACTICE NOTES

☐ 6.1. Tenancy at will defined. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-6 treats a tenancy with no specified termination time as a tenancy at will. An expired fixed-term lease does not by itself prove that the occupant is a tenant at will; confirm the parties' later arrangement before using this notice.

☐ 6.2. Notice running. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 requires 60 days' notice from the landlord or 30 days' notice from the tenant to terminate a tenancy at will. Choose an effective date that satisfies the applicable period and any valid agreement terms; the statute does not require the date to coincide with a rent-due day.

☐ 6.3. Notice date. Record when the notice is given to the other party and choose a termination date that allows the full 60- or 30-day period. Do not calculate from the date written on the form if delivery occurs later.

☐ 6.4. Protected rights. Check federal and Georgia fair-housing law, § 44-7-24's retaliation rule, and the SCRA before using this notice. VAWA's 34 U.S.C. § 12491(b) protection also applies when the tenancy is in a covered housing program.

☐ 6.5. Housing programs. Check any federal, state, or local housing-program terms and required notice before using this form for a program-assisted tenancy.

☐ 6.6. Local ordinances. Verify local ordinances in [COUNTY] County and/or [CITY] for any just-cause or relocation requirements.

☐ 6.7. Transportable housing. If a manufactured or mobile home sits on leased land, review O.C.G.A. § 44-7-59 before seeking a writ; this form does not address removal of the home.

7. SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• O.C.G.A. § 44-7-6 — Tenancy at will defined.
• O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 — Tenancy at will: notice required for termination (60/30 days).
• O.C.G.A. § 44-7-24 — Retaliation prima facie case.
• O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-33, 44-7-34 — Damage-list inspection and security-deposit return.
• O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 — Demand for possession after termination.
• O.C.G.A. § 44-7-14.1 — Knowing and willful utility suspension during dispossessory prohibited.
• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — Fair Housing Act.
• O.C.G.A. § 8-3-202 — Georgia Fair Housing Act.
• 50 U.S.C. § 3955 — SCRA lease termination by servicemember.
• Current U.S. Code text of 50 U.S.C. § 3955: https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/t50/s3955/
• 34 U.S.C. § 12491 — VAWA housing protections.
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (revised August 29, 2024): https://dca.georgia.gov/document/manuals/georgia-landlord-tenant-handbook-english/download