In an action for nonpayment of rent, the tenant shall be allowed to tender to the landlord, within seven days of the day the tenant was served with the summons pursuant to Code Section 44-7-72, all rents allegedly owed plus the cost of the distress warrant. Such a tender shall be a complete defense to the action.
(Code 1933, § 61-408, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1514, § 2.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 49 Am. Jur. 2d, Landlord and Tenant, § 596 et seq.
C.J.S.- 52A C.J.S., Landlord and Tenant, § 1301.
ALR.- Relief against forfeiture of lease for nonpayment of rent, 31 A.L.R.2d 321.