Pandemic—Briefly—Interrupts Georgia’s Steady Eviction System

Legal aid attorney Viraj Parmar said the pandemic temporarily gave tenants something they wouldn’t normally have in Georgia’s eviction process: time.

Courtesy of Viraj Parmar

From his cubicle inside the Fulton County Magistrate Court, Viraj Parmar is used to delivering bad news.

“I preface everything with, ‘I wish it wasn’t like this, but this is the way it is,’” he said.

Parmar runs the Housing Court Assistance Center for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. He answers tenants’ questions about legal issues like evictions.