{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-7-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-7-5","heading":"When implied contract to pay rent arises.","body":"When, in an action for rent, title is shown in the plaintiff and occupation by the defendant is proved, an obligation to pay rent is generally implied. However, if the entry of the defendant on the premises was not under the plaintiff or if the possession of the defendant is adverse to the plaintiff, no such implication arises.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 7 Landlord and Tenant","Article 1 In General"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.44.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"9739480e910478363fcb02b8587597d380314511b3504abfd2a39bf07345e92c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-7-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-7-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}