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A greyscale image of a home with an eviction notice posted in the window.
Posted inHousing Affordability

Housing commission pitches practical initiatives to stem Atlanta’s eviction crisis

by Sean Keenan June 14, 2023June 15, 2023

As eviction filings resurge to pre-pandemic levels, the Atlanta Housing Commission is urging the city of Atlanta to increase protections for low-income renters and lobby state legislators to change the laws that make Georgia so landlord-friendly.

A two-story building has a massive hole in the side of it and broken windows. One of the windows is boarded up and looks like it was burned in a fire.
Posted inHousing Affordability

With leases soon to expire, ex-Forest Cove tenants “anxious” about where they’ll live

by Sean Keenan March 23, 2023March 23, 2023
Posted inHousing Affordability

Atlanta awards legal nonprofit $500K for new eviction defense partnership with city

by Sean Keenan July 6, 2022July 7, 2022
Posted inHousing Affordability

Can the City of Atlanta do more to prevent evictions?

by Sean Keenan January 26, 2022January 27, 2022
A greyscale image of a home with an eviction notice posted in the window.
Posted inHousing Affordability

How law students are helping fight Georgia’s eviction crisis

by Sean Keenan October 2, 2021October 2, 2021
A photo of the dome on top of the U.S. Capitol building.
Posted inHousing Affordability

Could Congress help Georgia, metro Atlanta disburse rental assistance cash faster?

by Sean Keenan September 15, 2021September 15, 2021
Posted inHousing Affordability

Local, state eviction bans needed while governments disburse federal rental assistance cash, experts say

by Sean Keenan September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
Posted inHousing Affordability

With federal moratorium gone, can local attorneys help stave off torrent of evictions?

by Sean Keenan August 31, 2021August 31, 2021
Posted inHousing Affordability

Long-delayed sale, rehab of decaying Forest Cove apartments on horizon

by Sean Keenan April 22, 2021July 19, 2021

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