Georgia Notice to Pay Rent or Quit Template

What a Georgia notice to pay rent or quit must include under Georgia law, and a fill-in draft that follows those rules.

What Georgia law requires

Before filing a dispossessory affidavit for unpaid rent, late fees, utilities or other charges, the landlord must give a notice to vacate or pay all past-due rent, late fees, utilities and other charges owed within 3 business days. The notice must be posted in a sealed envelope conspicuously on the door of the property AND delivered by any additional method(s) agreed in the rental agreement. No statutory wording is prescribed. Public housing authorities may give it concurrently with the federal lease-termination notice in a separate writing.

Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(b)-(d) (as amended by HB 404, 2024 Safe at Home Act)

Verified from enrolled HB 404 text; applies to residential leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024. The DCA Handbook (rev. 8-29-24), p. 17, says the notice may be served by a lease method OR posting; the statute says posting AND any lease method.

Fill-in draft

Replace every [bracketed] item. If your state or city requires specific wording, a specific form, or a translated version, that requirement controls over this draft. Courts dismiss eviction cases over defective notices — if anything is unclear, talk to a lawyer.

NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT

To: [tenant name(s)] and all other occupants

Premises: [street address, unit, city, state, ZIP]

You owe rent of $[amount] for [rental period(s)].

Under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(c), (d) (as amended by HB 404, 2024 Safe at Home Act, Act 392), you must pay the full amount within 3 business days after this notice is delivered, or move out of the premises.

Pay to: [name], at [address / payment method], between [hours].

If you do not pay or move out by the deadline, the landlord may file an eviction case in court. Only a court can order you to leave.

Date: [date]
Landlord or agent: [name, address, phone]
Signature: ____________________

Proof of delivery: Delivered on [date] by [method required by Georgia law] by [name].

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.