The only way the landlord gets an immediate writ is if you did not answer the dispossessory affidavit within 7 days after service. Call the court to ask when you were served. If you still have time to answer, answer the affidavit and include your counterclaim for failure to repair.

There is nothing I know that prevents it.

Was thuis requirement disclosed before you paid an application fee? If not, you should demand your application fee back and find somewhere else. This landlord looks like trouble

I can't tell what is going on other than you called code enforcement.

What has the landlord done to believe you are being retaliated against?

What do you mean by harassment?

What is the landlord doing?

What specifically is the landlord saying that is untrue?

First, mske a list of all items and their individual values.

Second, demsnd their return

Third. file a police report for theft and get a copy of that report. If the DA wants to follow up with an investigation, cooperate.

Fourth, find an experienced landlord-tenant lawyer to... View More

It is not standard for the landlord to pay for carpet and painting when a tenant moves out.

However, whether you are responsible for a portion of the carpet replacement will depend on the condition of the carpet when you moved in, the condition of the carpet when you moved out, and the... View More

If they are considered tenants, no. That would be a wrongful eviction. It is also a criminal violation.

If you want your in-laws gone, give them notice to vacate in accordance with the law. If they don't leave, file for an eviction.

The landlord cannot change the locks on you without filing for an eviction and obtaining a writ of possession.

Once a writ has been obtained, before changing the locks, the items must be placed outside so you can get it.

You should demand a key in writing. If it is denied, you... View More

It depends.

If you are in Magistrate Court as a defendant in a dispossessory action, the action can be transferred on a counterclaim for more than $15,000.

If you are beginning nondispossessory civil action and want to transfer it from Magistrate Court, you can file an amended... View More

If it is not in the lease, you don't have to pay.

The best way to shut the conversation down is to ask the landlord where in the lease it requires you to pay taxes.

If he can't point to it, tell him, then you don't have to pay it.

Look at the lease or have an attorney look at it.

As a general rule, the landlord is responsible for all repairs and improvements.

The fastest way to resolve this is to force the landlord to show you where in the lease/rent to own contract that you can be required to put in a... View More

If they filed a dispossessory action against you in court, that filing will be on the court records and therefore on your rental history. If an eviction shows up on your record, you should dispute it.

In short, yes.

There is no legal requirement to accept government government to keep you in the house.

What is your question?

If you complied with lease or law by giving her notice and she refused to leave, file a dispossessory action against her to start the eviction process.

You may be protected if there isn't an early termination provision in the lease or if you are not at the end of your lease.

Georgia does not have a for cause statute that requires the landlord to renew the lease, except for cause.

You may have a claim for wrongful eviction (lockout), conversion (keeping your items locked inside), breach of contract (your lease had not expired), trespass, and/or negligence.

You should contact a lawyer as soon as possible to schedule a consultation.

The lawyer may be able to... View More

When you saying eviction, what do you mean?

In Georgia, if the landlord filed a dispossesory action in court, but the sheriffs/marshals haven't come out to supervise the ejectment, the landlord cannot turn off the power, water, or gas. In fact, that is considered a wrongful eviction.... View More

If the landlord wants its property back for no reason, in Georgia, that can happen for the following reasons:

(1) the lease has ended and proper notice has been given of the termination.

(2) an early termination provision is in the lease, and it is exercised with the proper notice.... View More

First, look at your lease. What does your lease say about sales? Some say the owner has the right to give you 30 or 60 day notice to vacate. Others are silent. If the lease is silent on a sale, the buyer takes subject to the lease. Therefore, they must comply with the lease as the new... View More

If you a residential tenant, you are not kicked out if you hold over.

You will have to pay any rent or fees as a hold over tenant.

If the landlord wants you out the following steps must be taken:

(1) demand to vacate;

(2) file dispossessory affidavit in court;... View More

Stores are private property. They can require customers to wear certain things to enter their store.

Before the pandemic, you saw on certain store doors, "NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO SERVICE" It's the same concept.