Georgia Rental Application
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Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.
Georgia application-fee rule · as of July 2026
No statewide cap
No state provision
Source: Georgia Code ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
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Know your Georgia rules
Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form. Georgia's rule under No state provision — No statewide cap. Cities can add their own caps. Check the current Georgia screening rules before charging or paying a fee.
Frequently asked questions
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in Georgia?
Georgia sets no statewide cap on application fees (No state provision), so the amount is up to the landlord — market rates run $25-$75. Source: Georgia Code.
Is the application a lease?
No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our Georgia lease agreement template, which reflects Georgia's deposit and notice rules.
How does Georgia compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Georgia compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for Georgia: Georgia Code ↗.
- Georgia is one of 33 of 51 jurisdictions that set no statutory limit on application fees (8 cap the application fee by statute; 6 limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost; 4 ban application fees outright).
The rest of what Georgia requires
The figures below are Georgia's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Georgia page for that document.
- Security deposit cap · as of 2026
- No statutory limit Ga. Code §44-7-34 ↗
- Deposit return deadline · as of 2026
- 30 days after move-out Ga. Code §44-7-34 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy · as of 2026
- 30 days Ga. Code §44-7-34 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026
- 3 days to pay or quit O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (HB 404, eff. 7/1/2024); § 44-7-7 ↗
- Small claims limit · as of 2026
- $15,000 O.C.G.A. §15-10-2(5) ↗
- Where you file · as of 2026
- Magistrate Court (Georgia's small claims court - there is no separately named small claims division) · filing fee Varies by county, roughly $50-$110 all-in (e.g. DeKalb County: $104 filing + $35 service per defendant); fees are set under O.C.G.A. §15-10-80 O.C.G.A. §15-10-2(5) ↗
- Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026
- Not required Georgia DOR (Form T-7) / DMV.ORG ↗
- Power of attorney signing · as of 2026
- Notarization required · 1 witness Ga. Code §10-6B-5 (form §10-6B-70) ↗
- LLC operating agreement · as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules O.C.G.A. § 14-11-101(18) ↗
- Recording a deed · as of 2026
- Clerk of Superior Court (county) · 1 witness O.C.G.A. § 44-5-30 ↗
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