(Orig. Code 1863, § 2262; Code 1868, § 2254; Code 1873, § 2280; Code 1882, § 2280; Civil Code 1895, § 3117; Civil Code 1910, § 3693; Code 1933, § 61-102; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44.)
Cross references.- Statute of frauds, § 13-5-30 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 51C C.J.S., Landlord and Tenant, § 2.
ALR.
- Parol-evidence rule as applied to lease, 25 A.L.R. 787; 88 A.L.R. 1380; 151 A.L.R. 279.
Effect of nonhabitability of leased dwelling or apartment, 29 A.L.R. 52; 34 A.L.R. 711.
Rights of lessee who relets for entire term as against sublessee or person claiming under latter, 32 A.L.R. 1429.
Nature of occupancy of person occupying premises of employer as part of compensation, 39 A.L.R. 1145.
Right to recover exaction by lessor as condition of consent to assignment or sublease, 40 A.L.R. 553.
Landlord's responsibility to third persons for conditions created during tenancy as affected by renewal of the lease, or a new lease subject to the original lease, 49 A.L.R. 1418.
Period covered by lessee's, sublessee's or assignee's covenant to pay taxes or assessments, 97 A.L.R. 931.
When landlord's reletting, or efforts to relet, after tenant's abandonment or refusal to enter, deemed to be acceptance of surrender, 110 A.L.R. 368.
When lease deemed to show intention that an assignment thereof shall relieve the lessee from further liability, contrary to the general rule in that regard, 110 A.L.R. 591.
Rights and remedies of tenant who takes possession of land under agreement in violation of statute of frauds, 119 A.L.R. 1225.
Status as licensee or lessee of one in occupation of land in anticipation of the making or execution of a lease, 123 A.L.R. 700.
Option for renewal of lease or for purchase as conditional upon optionor's purpose to lease or sell property, 127 A.L.R. 894.
Option in lease for renewal or purchase as affecting rights and obligations in respect of sublease, 127 A.L.R. 948.
Validity, construction, and enforceability of provision of lease creating or reserving option or election for future enlargement, reduction, or other variation as regards the premises to be occupied by tenant, 129 A.L.R. 772.
Right of lessee to equitable relief against forfeiture for breach of conditions as affected by lessor's giving a lease to or entering into other contractual obligations with a third person, 166 A.L.R. 807.
Right of owner of housing development or apartment houses to restrict canvassing, peddling, solicitation of contributions, etc., 3 A.L.R.2d 1431.
Construction and application of provision in lease under which landlord is to receive percentage of lessee's profits or receipts, 38 A.L.R.2d 1113; 58 A.L.R.3d 384.
Doctrine of part performance with respect to renewal option in lease not complying with statute of frauds, 80 A.L.R.2d 425.
Effect, on nonsigner, of provision of lease exempting landlord from liability on account of condition of property, 12 A.L.R.3d 958.
Liability of lessee who refuses to take possession under executed lease or executory agreement to lease, 85 A.L.R.3d 514.
Recovery of expected profits lost by lessor's breach of lease preventing or delaying operation of new business, 92 A.L.R.3d 1286.
Tenant's agreement to indemnify landlord against all claims as including losses resulting from landlord's negligence, 4 A.L.R.4th 798.
Sufficiency of provision of lease to effect second or perpetual right of renewal, 29 A.L.R.4th 172.
Children's day-care use as violation of restrictive covenant, 29 A.L.R.4th 730.
Applicability of exculpatory clause in lease to lessee's damages resulting from defective original design or construction, 30 A.L.R.4th 971.
Provision in lease as to purpose for which premises are to be used as excluding other uses, 86 A.L.R.4th 259.
What constitutes tenant's holding over leased premises, 13 A.L.R.5th 169.