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Running a Georgia Rental Portfolio: The Ten Unit Line and What Crossing It Changes

Georgia treats a landlord with ten units differently from one with eleven. Cross that line and two obligations attach that did not exist before, and nobody sends a letter when it happens. This guide covers what the exemption actually exempts, what changes when it stops applying, and why a growing portfolio needs to know where it stands before a dispute establishes it. The exemption, and what it does not...

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What a Georgia Lease Cannot Require, No Matter What You Signed

If your Georgia lease makes you pay the landlord's legal fees when you breach it, but says nothing about them paying yours when they breach it, that clause is void. Not reduced, not partially enforceable. Void. Most residential leases carry the one sided version. This guide covers that provision and nine others that limit what a Georgia lease can require, regardless of what you agreed to when you...

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What an Atlanta Landlord Can Lawfully Ask For at Signing

A Midtown two bedroom can lawfully require $8,829 before you get keys. Not typically. Lawfully, as a maximum, under Georgia's deposit cap combined with first month rent. Most landlords ask for considerably less, but knowing the ceiling tells you whether what you have been asked for is permitted. This page works out that ceiling for every Atlanta neighborhood and unit type we hold rent data for. The...