Housing Advocates Seek 7-Day Waiting Period In Ga. Before Landlords File Evictions

Signs that read “No Job No Rent” hang from the windows of an apartment building during the coronavirus pandemic in Northwest Washington. Advocates in Georgia are hoping for new legislation that would slow down the states fast-moving eviction process.

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Housing advocates, hoping to slow down evictions in Georgia, plan to push for a change in state law.

The state’s eviction process is one of the fastest in the country. As soon as tenants are late on rent, landlords can demand possession of the property and begin the eviction case at the courthouse.

Bambie Hayes-Brown of Georgia Advancing Communities Together said this can be tough for tenants if their payday doesn’t line up with the first of the month.