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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 44-7-37: Liability for rent of military personnel receiving change of duty orders.

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  1. TITLE 44 Property
  2. CHAPTER 7 Landlord and Tenant
  3. Article 2 Security Deposits

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a person is on active duty with the United States military and enters into a residential lease of property for occupancy by that person or that person’s immediate family and subsequently receives permanent change of station orders or temporary duty orders for a period in excess of three months, any liability of the person for rent under the lease may not exceed:

(1) Thirty days’ rent after written notice and proof of the assignment are given to the landlord; and

(2) The cost of repairing damage to the premises caused by an act or omission of the tenant.

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