Georgia Notice to Pay or Quit | Eviction Notice Form

A Georgia 3 Day Notice To Quit for Nonpayment of Rent is a letter that complies with state legal requirements to begin eviction against a tenant for nonpayment of rent, utilities, or other fees owed to the landlord. The tenant must pay the balance due or move out within three (3) business days.

When To Use a Georgia 3 Day Notice To Quit for Nonpayment of Rent

A Georgia 3 Day Notice To Quit for Nonpayment of Rent begins the eviction process when rent is late. A landlord may file this notice three (3) business days after any portion of the rent remains unpaid, beginning the day after rent is normally due.

Some types of Georgia lease termination notice may allow different reasons for termination, or different notice periods. This may also apply to an eviction notice issued because of a lease or legal violation.

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The three day notice requirement takes effect July 1, 2024. Until that date, there is no notice requirement a landlord is obligated to respect, unless agreed in the lease.

How To Write a Georgia 3 Day Notice To Quit for Nonpayment of Rent

To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Quit:

Use the full name of the receiving parties, and address of record, if known
Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
Specify the basis upon which the tenancy will terminate, and the payment necessary to avoid termination
Fill in the full address of the rental premises
Provide updated/current address and phone number information
Print name and sign the notice
Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature

It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.

How To Serve a Georgia 3 Day Notice To Quit for Nonpayment of Rent

Georgia law specifies that a 3 Day Notice To Quit must at minimum be posted, in a sealed envelope, to the door of the property. The law allows the rental agreement to (optionally) require other additional methods of notice as well.

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In almost all cases, notice is legally served when it is received by the other party, NOT when it’s sent. Check specified date of termination carefully to ensure compliance with the legal requirements for a notice period.

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1 Ga. Code § 44-7-50(c): In all cases when a tenant fails to pay the rent, late fees, utilities, or other charges owed to the landlord when it becomes due, if the tenant refuses to pay the amount due or fails to deliver possession when so demanded after being provided with a notice to vacate or pay all past due rent, late fees, utilities, and other charges owed to the landlord within three business days, the owner or the agent, attorney at law, or attorney in fact of such owner may immediately go before the judge of the superior court, the judge of the state court, or the clerk or deputy clerk of either court, or the judge or the clerk or deputy clerk of any other court with jurisdiction over the subject matter, or a magistrate in the district where the land lies and make an affidavit under oath to the facts. Such affidavit may likewise be made before a notary public.
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2 Ga. Code § 44-7-50(d): The demand for possession notice under subsection (a) of this Code section or the three-day notice to vacate or pay under subsection (c) of this Code section shall be posted in a sealed envelope conspicuously on the door of the property and delivered via any additional method or methods agreed upon in the rental agreement.
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