Housing · Ending a Lease
Notice to End a Month-to-Month Lease in Georgia
How much notice it takes to end a month-to-month tenancy in Georgia, whether the landlord must give more than the tenant, the local ordinances that require more, and how to serve it. Cited to the statute.
How the notice works in Georgia
The notice period, the landlord-versus-tenant split, and the local overlays that can require more.
| How the notice works | What it means |
|---|---|
| Landlord gives 60 days | A landlord must give 60 days’ notice to end a tenancy at will under O.C.G.A. §44-7-7, twice what the tenant owes. |
| Tenant gives 30 days | A tenant may end a tenancy at will with 30 days’ notice. A tenant never has to match the landlord’s 60 days. |
| Applies to a tenancy at will | Georgia calls a month-to-month arrangement with no fixed end date a tenancy at will. The 60 and 30-day periods are the statutory default for that tenancy. |
| Overlays and exceptions | What it means |
|---|---|
| A written lease can change the default | If a lease sets its own notice period, that agreed term can control instead of the §44-7-7 default. Read the lease before counting days. |
| For-cause eviction is separate | Nonpayment or a lease breach runs through Georgia’s dispossessory process, not this no-fault notice. A 2024 law also requires a 3 business day written notice to pay before a landlord files for nonpayment. |
| No statewide rent control | Georgia bars local rent control, so there are few city overlays that change the notice period. |
What you can do right now
Concrete, neutral steps to end a month-to-month tenancy in Georgia. This is legal information, not legal advice.
- Landlords: give a full 60 days
To end a tenancy at will, a landlord must give 60 days’ notice under O.C.G.A. §44-7-7. A 30-day notice from a landlord is short.
- Tenants: give 30 days
A tenant ends a tenancy at will with 30 days’ notice. There is no need to match the landlord’s 60 days.
- Read the lease first
A written lease can set a different notice period that controls over the statutory default. Check it before you rely on 60 or 30 days.
- Keep this separate from an eviction
A no-fault tenancy-at-will notice is different from the dispossessory process for nonpayment or a lease breach. Use the right path and keep written proof of delivery.
Serving the wrong notice period can void the termination and cost weeks. This resource can connect you with a tenant hotline or a licensed attorney who can confirm your dates.
→ State Bar of Georgia · For the PublicThis is general legal information, not legal advice. The landlord-tenant split, just-cause rules, and local ordinances can change the answer, so confirm your notice with a tenant resource or a licensed attorney.
What Georgia renters and landlords get wrong
Georgia’s month-to-month notice is asymmetric, and the gap is unusually wide. What Georgia calls a tenancy at will, the arrangement you have when you pay month to month with no fixed end date, is governed by O.C.G.A. §44-7-7, which requires 60 days’ notice from the landlord but only 30 days from the tenant. So a landlord who wants a tenant out has to give twice the notice the tenant would owe to move. The statute is a single sentence and sets no other conditions, but a written lease can change the default, so read the lease before counting days. This no-fault notice is also separate from an eviction. Georgia’s dispossessory process for nonpayment or a lease breach runs on its own track, and a 2024 law added a 3 business day pay-or-quit notice before a landlord can file for nonpayment. Neither of those replaces the 60 or 30-day tenancy-at-will notice. Georgia bars local rent control, so there are few city overlays. Put the notice in writing and keep proof of delivery.
Common questions
How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Georgia?
A landlord gives 60 days and a tenant gives 30 days to end a tenancy at will, under O.C.G.A. §44-7-7. A written lease can set a different period.
Why does a Georgia landlord give 60 days but a tenant only 30?
The statute sets the requirement that way. O.C.G.A. §44-7-7 puts the longer 60-day period on the landlord and the shorter 30-day period on the tenant.
Can a Georgia lease change the 60 or 30-day notice?
Yes. The 60 and 30-day figures are the default for a tenancy at will. A written lease that sets its own notice period can control instead.
Is the tenancy-at-will notice the same as an eviction in Georgia?
No. A no-fault notice is separate from the dispossessory process for nonpayment or a lease breach. A 2024 law also requires a 3 business day notice to pay before a landlord files for nonpayment.
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