Lease is ending in Georgia

Georgia landlord guide to fixed-term expiration, tenancy-at-will termination, lease notice clauses, and holdover next steps.

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What the Georgia tool checks

A fixed-term tenant must deliver possession when the term expires, subject to any lease renewal or nonrenewal requirements.
A landlord generally gives 60 days' notice to terminate a tenancy at will under O.C.G.A. §44-7-7.
Mere holding over after a fixed term does not automatically turn the tenant into a tenancy at will entitled to another 60-day notice.
After the tenancy ends, a tenant who remains moves into the separate Georgia holdover/demand-for-possession workflow.

Based on

O.C.G.A. §§44-7-7 and 44-7-10

Rules verified September 6, 2026. The tool stops rather than inventing certainty when special housing, an existing case, disputed occupant status, fair-housing issues, or unsupported facts control.

Why the facts matter

Georgia treats fixed terms and tenancies at will differently. A fixed term has an expiration point. A tenancy at will requires 60 days' landlord notice. The lease can still add renewal or notice obligations, so LandlordAnswers checks the agreement before relying on the statutory default.

What to verify before taking the next step

Whether the tenancy is a fixed term, a tenancy at will, or another arrangement.
The written lease and any renewal, extension, automatic-renewal, or nonrenewal clause.
For a tenancy at will, whether the landlord has already given the required 60-day notice.
If the tenant remains after the tenancy actually ends, whether a demand for possession has been made.

What happens next

The workflow keeps future termination separate from post-termination possession. A fixed term that has already expired hands off to holdover. A tenancy at will that still needs termination can produce a Georgia 60-Day Notice, and a tenant who later stays moves into the demand-for-possession stage.

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