Late Penalty; Calculations; Application
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- Late Penalty; Calculations; Application
- Pursuant to the terms of a rental agreement, an owner may charge and collect a fee from an occupant for the late payment of rent that is to be paid under a rental agreement. Such fee shall be no more than $20.00 per month for each month there is a late payment of rent or 20 percent of the monthly rent for each month there is a late payment of rent, whichever is greater.
- This Code section shall only apply to rental agreements entered into, extended, or renewed, and the late payment of rent occurring, on or after July 1, 2019.
(Code 1981, §10-4-217, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 789, § 4/SB 97.)
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