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Atlanta · No rent cap

How much can a landlord raise rent in Atlanta?

No cap

No rent cap in effect · checked Oct 18, 2026

There's no limit on how much a landlord can raise rent in Atlanta: Georgia law restricts rent regulation by local governments. A tenant at will must get at least 60 days' notice before an increase.

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Georgia law (O.C.G.A. Title 44) · No rent cap
Last checked
October 18, 2026

Georgia law restricts rent regulation by local governments, so Atlanta has no cap. A 2025 bill to repeal that law didn't advance.

§ 1 · The law

Why Atlanta has no rent cap

No cap

There's no formula, because there's no cap. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 restricts rent regulation by local governments; HB 299, a 2025 bill to repeal it, stalled after its second reading in the House. Georgia's Attorney General says a landlord must give a tenant at will at least 60 days' notice before changing the rental agreement, including the rent.

Law: No rent control: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 restricts rent regulation by local governments.

§ 2 · Coverage

What still limits an increase

What applies

  • At least 60 days' notice before an increase for a tenant at will, such as a month-to-month tenant after a lease expires (Georgia Attorney General)
  • No retaliation, including rent increases, for requesting repairs or reporting code violations; increases within three months of such a request are presumed retaliatory

Limits that don't apply

  • No limit on the size of the increase
  • During a written lease, the rent stays as written unless the lease allows a change

§ 3 · Timing

Notice, and when it changes next

Notice: For a tenant at will (for example, month-to-month after a lease ends), at least 60 days' notice before the rent changes, according to the Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division.

Next change: No change is scheduled. HB 299, which would repeal O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19, has had no action since February 10, 2025.

§ 2a · State rules

What Georgia law does limit

  • 60 days for tenants at will

    When a lease expires and the tenant stays month to month, it becomes a tenancy at will; the landlord must give at least 60 days' notice before changing the rent.

    Source: “When your lease expired it converted into what is called a tenancy-at-will.”

  • Retaliation presumed within three months

    If the landlord raises the rent within three months after a protected action such as a repair request, the law presumes retaliation unless the landlord shows a lawful reason.

    Source: “If the landlord takes any of the following actions within three (3) months of the tenant’s protected action(s), then the law presumes the landlord was retaliating”

  • Repeal bill: proposed, not law

    HB 299 would repeal O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19. Its last recorded action was House second reading on February 10, 2025.

    Source: “02/10/2025 House Second Readers”

Cost of living here

Rents and prices around Atlanta

Official figures only, each for the area named. Prices are for the wider metro area; rents and incomes are for the city itself.

Price level

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area · BEA 2024

All items100.1
Housing111.0

Regional Price Parities: an index where the US average price level for all items = 100. Housing is BEA’s “Services: Housing” line (US = 100.6).

Fair Market Rents

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · HUD FY2027

HUD Fair Market Rent per month by unit size, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Studio$1,554
1 bedroom$1,619
2 bedrooms$1,762
3 bedrooms$2,099
4 bedrooms$2,493

Monthly gross rent (rent plus utilities). HUD: FMRs are “estimates of 40th percentile gross rents for standard quality units”.

Rents and incomes

Atlanta city, Georgia · ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Median gross rent
$1,711/mo US $1,413/mo
Median household income
$85,652 US $80,734
Median rent as % of household income
30.9% US 30.6%

Gross rent includes utilities. The rent-to-income figure is for renter households (Census table B25071).

Sources

  1. BEA Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area (MARPP) ↗ · 2024 (released February 19, 2026) · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  2. OMB metropolitan area delineations (Census list 1, July 2023) ↗ · July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01) · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  3. HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (county-level data file) ↗ · FY2027 · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (tables B25064, B19013, B25071) ↗ · 2020–2024 · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026

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§ 4 · Sources

Official sources

  1. Georgia General Assembly · headline: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 in force HB 299 (2025–26): repeal Code Section 44-7-19 ↗
    “repeal Code Section 44-7-19, relating to restrictions on rent regulation by local governments”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · legis.ga.gov
  2. Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division (Consumer Ed) · notice How much notice must landlord give before increasing rent? ↗
    “In a tenancy-at-will, landlords must give the tenant at least 60-days’ notice before making any changes to the rental agreement.”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · consumered.georgia.gov
  3. Georgia Department of Community Affairs · retaliation Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook ↗
    “In Georgia, landlords cannot retaliate against tenants who request repairs or take other actions related to life, health, safety, or habitability of the rented property.”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · dca.georgia.gov

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§ 5 · Questions

Frequently asked

How much can a landlord raise rent in Atlanta?

There's no limit on how much a landlord can raise rent in Atlanta: Georgia law restricts rent regulation by local governments. A tenant at will must get at least 60 days' notice before an increase.

How much notice is required for a rent increase in Atlanta?

For a tenant at will (for example, month-to-month after a lease ends), at least 60 days' notice before the rent changes, according to the Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division.

How often can rent be raised in Atlanta?

We haven't found a once-a-year limit on the official sources we track; a fixed-term lease usually can't be changed mid-term unless it says so.

Could Atlanta adopt rent control?

No change is scheduled. HB 299, which would repeal O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19, has had no action since February 10, 2025.

Where does this Atlanta information come from?

From Georgia General Assembly: “HB 299 (2025–26): repeal Code Section 44-7-19”, which we last checked on October 18, 2026, plus the other official sources listed on this page. Always confirm with the agency or a lawyer before relying on it.

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