Georgia Tenant Notice of Intent to Vacate
Georgia Tenant Notice of Intent to Vacate
Use this form for an ordinary tenancy-at-will termination or departure at the end of a fixed term. Use a separate ground-specific notice for protected early termination.
Georgia Timing Gate
Georgia's official Landlord-Tenant Handbook states that a tenant may end a tenancy at will by giving the landlord 30 days' notice. A written fixed-term lease ends, renews, or extends according to its terms; review every nonrenewal clause and do not leave before the term ends without separate lawful authority or written agreement.
- Tenancy: ☐ At will ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____]
- Tenancy-at-will notice is at least 30 days: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
- Fixed-term renewal/nonrenewal clause checked: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
- Subsidy, manufactured-home, and program rules checked: ☐ Yes
- This is not an unsupported early termination: ☐ Confirmed
1. Notice
Date: [__/__/____]
To: [LANDLORD / PROPERTY MANAGER NAME]
Notice address: [________________________________]
From tenant(s): [________________________________]
Rental premises: [________________________________]
I give written notice that I will terminate the tenancy, vacate, and surrender possession on [TERMINATION / MOVE-OUT DATE].
- Notice delivery date: [__/__/____]
- Applicable notice period: [____] days
- Effective-date calculation: [________________________________]
- Lease section, if any: [________________________________]
This notice does not waive any tenant right or duty and does not claim an early-termination right requiring a different notice or documentation.
2. Move-Out Coordination
- Requested inspection date/time: [________________________________]
- Keys/access devices will be returned at: [________________________________]
- Utilities scheduled for transfer/termination: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
- Forwarding address for deposit/accounting and later communications:
[____________________________________________________________]
- Other arrangements: [________________________________]
3. Signatures and Delivery
Tenant signature/name/date: [________________________________]
Co-tenant signature/name/date: [________________________________]
Phone/email: [________________________________]
- Verified delivery method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Other: [________]
- Person/address delivered to: [________________________________]
- Date/time and proof/tracking: [________________________________]
- Signed copy retained: ☐ Yes
Sources and References
- Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook — Georgia Department of Community Affairs — https://dca.georgia.gov/document/manuals/georgia-landlord-tenant-handbook-english/download
About this template
- Last updated
- July 22, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 22, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 22, 2026.
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