Georgia Month-to-month Rental Agreement Template

A rental agreement with no fixed end date. It renews each month until the landlord or tenant gives proper written notice. This edition fills in the Georgia rules we could confirm and marks the rest as blanks to check.

Georgia rules for this form

Month-to-month notice. To end a tenancy at will, a tenant gives 30 days of notice and a landlord gives 60 days. (O.C.G.A. section 44-7-7)

Notice before a rent increase. Georgia has no separate rent increase notice statute, so rent stays fixed during a lease term unless the lease allows a change, and a landlord changing a month-to-month tenancy generally works within the 60 day notice for ending it. (Official Code of Georgia, Title 44 Chapter 7 (tenancy at will))

Deposit limit. For leases covered by the 2024 law, a security deposit generally may not exceed two months of rent. (Safe at Home Act (HB 404, 2024))

Deadline to return the deposit. The landlord must return the deposit, minus lawful deductions, within one month after the tenancy ends and the tenant gives up possession. (O.C.G.A. section 44-7-34)

Required disclosures. Homes built before 1978 need the federal lead-based paint disclosure and the EPA pamphlet. (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (42 U.S.C. 4852d))

Required disclosures. Before signing, the landlord generally must disclose in writing if the living space or attached areas have flooded at least three times in the past five years. (Official Code of Georgia, Title 44 Chapter 7 (flooding disclosure))

Required disclosures. The landlord generally must tell the tenant in writing who owns the property, or their agent, and who is authorized to manage it. (Official Code of Georgia, Title 44 Chapter 7 (owner and agent disclosure))

Cities and counties in Georgia can add their own rules on top of these. Check local ordinances before you sign.

What is in the template

1. Parties
2. Property
3. Monthly term
4. Ending the tenancy
5. Rent
6. Changes to rent or terms
7. Security deposit
8. Utilities
9. Use, guests and pets
10. Care, repairs and alterations
11. Entry
12. Subletting
13. Default
14. Moving out
15. Disclosures
16. General terms
17. Signatures

Before you use it

• A month-to-month agreement renews automatically each rental period until someone gives written notice.
• Notice periods to end the tenancy or change the rent are set by state law, and some cities require longer notice or a valid reason.
• The flexibility cuts both ways: the tenant can leave on short notice, so turnover can come sooner.
• Everything else, from deposit limits to entry notice, follows the same rules as a fixed-term lease.

For the full explanation of this form, read our guide to the month-to-month rental agreement.