Georgia security deposit law: the 30-day deadline and your rights
30 days after termination of the lease or surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs last (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34(a)).
What Georgia law says
- Return deadline
- 30 days
- Statute
- O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34
A landlord who wrongfully withholds is liable for three times the amount wrongfully withheld plus reasonable attorney's fees (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-35(c)), unless they prove an unintentional good-faith error. Note: owners of 10 or fewer units who self-manage are exempt from the treble-damages provision.
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