Safe at Home Act, applicable to covered leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024.
State guidance uses the relevant termination and move-out/surrender timeline.
Georgia PSC multifamily rule when landlord/lessor is responsible.
Separate gas rule; an LDC uses a five-day notice path.
Georgia charge guides
Deposit pages are built from Georgia DCA/Attorney General materials and current law; the utility page uses current Georgia PSC and Secretary of State rules.
Security Deposit
Georgia security deposit limits, return timing, deductions, inspections and key small-landlord exceptions.
Open guide →Two-Month Deposit Limit
Georgia’s two-month security-deposit cap under the Safe at Home Act.
Open guide →30-Day Deposit Rule
Understand Georgia’s 30-day security-deposit return and written deduction framework.
Open guide →Move-Out Inspection
Georgia’s three-business-day landlord inspection and five-business-day tenant review process for covered rentals.
Open guide →Move-Out Charges
Review Georgia cleaning, damage, utility and other post-move-out charges against the deposit rules.
Open guide →Ordinary Wear & Tear
Understand why ordinary wear cannot be charged against a Georgia security deposit.
Open guide →Damage List & Dissent
Why a Georgia tenant should carefully review and specifically dispute a move-out damage list when the inspection statute applies.
Open guide →Utility Shutoff Rules
Multifamily electric and natural-gas notice when the landlord is responsible for service, plus PSC dispute paths.
Open guide →Deposit rules and utility shutoff rules solve different problems
A deposit deduction dispute turns on the move-in/move-out evidence and Georgia’s deposit procedure. A utility shutoff problem turns on the service type, customer of record, charging entity and PSC notice rules. A RUBS or third-party allocation dispute still requires the billing method and lease to be analyzed separately.
Cap, inspection, itemization and ordinary wear.Utility Shutoff Rules
Electric/gas notice and landlord master-account protections.
Core deposit sources
Official Georgia renter/landlord handbook covering security deposits, inspection procedures, refund timing and ordinary wear.
Georgia Attorney General — Consumer EdRenting an Apartment or House ↗Official consumer guidance on deposits, move-out deductions and the 30-day refund framework.
Georgia General Assembly2024 End of Session Report — HB 404 Safe at Home Act ↗Official legislative summary confirming the two-month security-deposit cap for covered leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024.
Current Georgia Code text mirrorO.C.G.A. § 44-7-33 — damage lists and inspection ↗Current statutory text for move-in damage lists, move-out inspections, tenant review and dissent. Cross-checked against Georgia DCA guidance.
Current Georgia Code text mirrorO.C.G.A. § 44-7-34 — return and deductions ↗Current statutory text for 30-day return, written retention reasons and ordinary-wear exclusion. Cross-checked against official Georgia guidance.
Current Georgia Code text mirrorO.C.G.A. § 44-7-36 — limited exemptions ↗Current statutory text for the limited exemption affecting some inspection/escrow/remedy provisions for certain small self-managed landlords.