All contracts for rent shall bear interest from the time the rent is due.
(Laws 1811, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 901; Code 1863, § 2269; Code 1868, § 2262; Code 1873, § 2288; Code 1882, § 2288; Civil Code 1895, § 3128; Civil Code 1910, § 3704; Code 1933, § 61-114; Ga. L. 1946, p. 761, § 1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 49 Am. Jur. 2d, Landlord and Tenant, § 416.
C.J.S.- 52A C.J.S., Landlord and Tenant, §§ 1101, 1161 et seq., 1274.
ALR.- Application of usury laws to transactions characterized as "leases,", 94 A.L.R.3d 640.
Propriety of landlord's imposition of fee for late payment of rent, 49 A.L.R.7th Art. 2.
Intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress in aviation cases involving crashes, hard landings, or in-flight injuries, 49 A.L.R.7th Art. 9.