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Voided lease contract??

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I have a property in Georgia. I moved tenants less than a month ago and I already want to remove them. They brought to my attention that the lease was written with the wrong state and they are saying the contract is voided.

The lease states: Governing Law it states: “this agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws and legal decisions of the State of NJ.” (wrong state)

The tenants are also saying they sought legal counsel and Governing laws they are technically in a month-to-month contract under Georgia law since they paid me rent + secruity deposit for the first month of September, but now they have the option and right to not pay the rent in the next two months (November) under Georgia law.

Can anyone tell me if both things are true ( contact being voided and month to mont, free rent).

Does anyone know a Georgia attorney I can speak to??

Ps. In my original lease there is a clause that stated the landlord has the right to terminate the lease on 30 days. I had originally planned to go this route.

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