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.
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