Property Management
Under Georgia's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), what action must a tenant take if they want to terminate a lease based on the landlord's failure to maintain the property?
ASimply abandon the property
BProvide written notice of the deficiency and allow the landlord a reasonable time to remedy it✓ Correct
CFile a complaint with GREC
DWithhold all future rent payments immediately
Explanation
Under URLTA principles (adopted in some Georgia jurisdictions), a tenant must provide written notice of material deficiencies and allow the landlord a reasonable time to remedy them before taking further action such as rent withholding or termination.
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