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Georgia security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Georgia: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.

Confidence: PRIMARY

PRIMARY — main elements read against statute text

Deadline to return / account	30 days
When the clock starts	obtaining possession after §44-7-33(b) inspection process
Penalty for non-compliance	3× improperly withheld + fees (§44-7-35(c); bona fide error → sum only)
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	2 mo (§44-7-30.1, leases on/after Jul 1 2024)
Escrow / interest requirements	yes if 10+ units
Citation	O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-30.1, 33, 34, 35

Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-30.1, 33, 34, 35

Compliance flags / traps

⚠ map: cap 30.1 / inspect 33 / deadline 34 / treble 35; 10+ unit inspection gate

Applicability conditions

min_unit_count — inspection/escrow gate 10+ units · value: 10
lease_signed_on_or_after — cap §44-7-30.1 leases on/after Jul 1 2024 · date: 2024-07-01

Corpus version: 138faf9253c77028 (hash of human fields; use as last-updated fingerprint)

Deadline calculator

Compliance tool only — estimates the statutory return / accounting window from Wherewithal’s corpus fields. Not legal advice. No case is created.

This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 30 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

Move-out / termination date (when possession is delivered)

Tenant side: Georgia security deposit return rules

Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.

Nearby states (landlord side)

Wherewithal is an organizational tool only. Not legal advice. Consider consulting a licensed attorney. This page is compliance information for landlords summarizing statutory duties — not legal advice.

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