Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Georgia — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
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Security deposit
Your landlord had 30 days (one month) to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, a court can make them pay three times what they wrongly kept, plus fees.
Return deadline30 days (one month)
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyThree times the sum improperly withheld plus reasonable attorney fees; a landlord who shows the withholding was a bona fide error is liable only for the sum withheld
Penalty text verified in § 44-7-35: treble the sum improperly withheld, with a bona fide error defense. Escrow and damage-list duties sit in §§ 44-7-31 to 44-7-33; small-landlord exemptions in § 44-7-36.
Gift card cash back
No statute
This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.
Cash backNo statute
No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.
Final paycheck
No statute
This state has no law that sets a deadline for your final paycheck. In practice it is due on the next regular payday, and unpaid wages are chased under federal law.
If firedno statute
If you quitno statute
Late-pay penaltyno statutory waiting-time penalty — unpaid wages are recovered under federal law and general wage claims
No state final-paycheck statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state final-paycheck deadline statute; the U.S. Department of Labor last-paycheck table lists this state as having no such law. Employers in practice pay by the next regular payday.