Every deadline on a standard GAR contract, counted the way the form actually counts them.
This is the date the accepting party delivered notice of acceptance to the other side — not necessarily the date either party signed. The GAR form treats this date as day zero, and every deadline below counts in calendar days from it, including weekends and holidays.
The day counts above are the numbers written into your specific contract's blanks, not fixed by law — GAR leaves each one negotiable. Change them to match your actual agreement; the counting convention itself (day zero, calendar days) is what the form fixes.
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The standard GAR Purchase and Sale Agreement (Form F201) starts every deadline from the Binding Agreement Date — the date the accepting party actually delivered notice of acceptance to the other side, which is not always the date on the signature line. The form treats that date as day zero, and counts forward in calendar days, weekends and holidays included.
That is a genuinely different structure from a lot of other states' contracts, which count business days or start the clock on the day of signing. If you are used to a different form, it is worth re-reading this one rather than assuming the count works the same way.
Georgia's due diligence period is the buyer's window to inspect the property, review the title commitment, confirm financing, and terminate for any reason with earnest money refunded. It is the one true safety valve in the contract — once it closes, walking away gets considerably harder and more expensive.
Georgia's GAR form includes a provision that extends any deadline falling during a declared state of emergency by the number of days the emergency lasts — this covers due diligence, financing and closing alike. That extension depends on an actual proclamation being in effect, so it is not something a calculator can apply automatically. If one has been declared, ask us and we will work out what it does to your dates.
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