Market overview
Tenants in Atlanta have a wider range of choices than most metros: high-rise apartments downtown and in Midtown, garden-style apartments in the Perimeter, and single-family rentals throughout the suburbs. Georgia caps security deposits at no statutory limit, but does require landlords with more than 10 units to keep deposits in an escrow account or post a surety bond.
Top neighborhoods
- Midtown: Class-A high-rises. Greystar and Lincoln dominate.
- Buckhead: Premium pricing; AvalonBay and Camden have communities here.
- East Cobb: Suburban single-family rental hotbed.
Tenant law cheat sheet
Georgia: deposits must be returned within 30 days. No statewide rent control. Landlord must give written notice 60 days before raising rent on a month-to-month tenant.