To stem the spread of the coronavirus, Fulton County’s court has stopped hearing all non-essential cases. And that means no eviction cases in the county with the most eviction filings in the state.
Fulton County heard more than 45,000 landlord-tenant matters last year. The hearings typically happen two days a week and last from morning until evening.
The judicial order from Fulton County’s Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk now suspends those hearings for 30 days.
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