Georgia
For Georgia, public project retainage cap (%) is 5%; private project retainage cap (%) is no statutory cap; release deadline is within 30 days after invoice at substantial completion; escrow required is no; milestone reduction is none, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Georgia
- Public project retainage cap (%)
- 5%
- Private project retainage cap (%)
- no statutory cap
- Release deadline
- within 30 days after invoice at substantial completion
- Escrow required
- no
- Milestone reduction
- none
- Statutory citation
- Ga. Code Ann. § 13-10-80 our reading
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What the source says
Retainage to a maximum of 5 percent of each progress payment. At the discretion of the owner and with the approval of the contractor, the retainage of each subcontractor may be released separately as the subcontractor completes his or her work.
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-13-contracts/ga-code-sect-13-10-80.html