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GA HB 876

died on adjournment

Property; provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 876 pass?

No. GA HB 876 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-02): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 876 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by the landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances; to provide residential tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances; to prohibit the landlord from taking adverse action against residential tenants under certain circumstances; to provide for a civil right of action and remedies; to provide a definition; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 876?

Robert Flournoy, Robert Dawson, Anissa Jones and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 876.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by the landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances; to provide residential tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances; to prohibit the landlord from taking adverse action against residential tenants under certain circumstances; to provide for a civil right of action and remedies; to provide a definition; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-28
Latest action
2025-04-02 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Robert Flournoyprimary
  • Robert Dawsonprimary
  • Anissa Jonesprimary
  • Tangie Herringprimary
  • Spencer Fryeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-28

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-31

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-04-02

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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