Abstract
Georgia’s Safe at Home Act became law on July 1, 2024, and established the standard that residential premises be “fit for human habitation.” The Act strengthens tenant protections by targeting severe housing issues affecting 15% of Georgia households, particularly Black and rural communities. It adds cooling as an essential utility, caps security deposits, and mandates a three-day notice to pay before eviction filings. However, the undefined “fit for human habitation” term awaits judicial interpretation, complicated by limited legal access and rare appellate precedent. Though a key step forward, this brief Comment suggests that additional measures are needed to secure tenants’ rights.
Repository Citation
Elizabeth Grant and Gordon Wayne,
Georgia Has a New Habitability Protection for Tenants, but What Does It Mean?
, 59 Ga. L. Rev. Online 1
(2025),
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_artchop/1744
Previously posted to Georgia Law Review Online.