Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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HB 281 amends Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the OCGA by adding Article
6, the Georgia Tenant Victim Protection Act. Article 6 protects tenants who are
victims of family violence, sexual assault, unlawful harassment and stalking
and have notified their landlord. The report cannot have the name of the
alleged perpetrator. The landlord can
then terminate the rental agreement, though it must occur within 30 days of the
reported act, and the tenant is only responsible for payment up to the last day
of that month. Code 44-7-123 protects the tenant by stating that a tenant
screening service cannot disclose if the applicant has been a victim of the
above mentioned crimes or has terminated a rental agreement because of this. |
