Tenant won't move out in Georgia
Georgia landlord guide for a tenant who remains after a fixed term or completed termination, including the statutory demand for possession and dispossessory next step.
What the Georgia tool checks
- Start with why the tenancy should already be over instead of asking you to decide the legal conclusion.
- Verify fixed-term expiration, completed tenancy-at-will termination, or another supported end to the tenancy.
- Confirm the tenant is still in possession and whether a Georgia demand for possession has already been made.
- If the demand was made and refused, continue directly to dispossessory filing resources instead of generating another notice.
Based on
O.C.G.A. §§44-7-7, 44-7-10, 44-7-50(a), (d)
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 separates termination from the later possession-demand stage. A fixed term ends under §44-7-10, while a tenancy at will ordinarily requires the landlord's 60-day termination notice under §44-7-7. The termination notice itself is not the same as the demand for possession required before the summary dispossessory remedy.
What to verify before taking the next step
- The lease term, expiration date, and any renewal/nonrenewal clause.
- For a tenancy at will, whether the 60-day landlord termination notice was actually completed.
- Whether the tenant remains physically in possession.
- Whether the §44-7-50(a) demand for possession was already made and refused.
What happens next
If termination is established and the tenant remains, the Georgia workflow can create the demand for possession. If that demand has already been completed and possession was refused, the workflow carries the landlord into Georgia's official dispossessory filing stage.
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