Can a tenant sublet in Georgia?

In Georgia, a tenant has only the right to possess and use the property, and that right may not be transferred to anyone else without the landlord’s consent. A rental or lease of less than five years gives the tenant only this right of use unless the parties agree otherwise and say so in the contract. The lease can add its own conditions where the statute allows, so read the lease’s sublet clause together with this rule. This is O.C.G.A. § 44-7-1.

WhatGeorgia
SublettingOnly with the landlord’s consent
Kind of ruleThe landlord’s consent is required

Source

O.C.G.A. § 44-7-1

Read the statute in the Official Code of Georgia (Georgia General Assembly): legis.ga.gov.

The linked sections open Justia’s free copy of the code, because the state’s own site has no stable address for each section.

Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

How Seayora uses this rule

Seayora keeps every lease’s term, rent and signers in one record and dates every change to it. This page states the state’s rule so a lease’s own early-termination and sublet clauses can be checked against it before the lease is signed.

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