Atlanta repairs

Do this today

• Write the problem. Date it. Keep photos.
• Open a request with Atlanta 311 or dial 311.
• Do not skip rent until legal aid has read the process for your state.

Who inspects a Atlanta rental?

Atlanta 311 is the local conditions door, and 311 is often how you open a request. An inspector’s dated notice is a different kind of paper than a text to the manager. Check the county of the unit before you file or answer. Atlanta is not a single-court city.

Can I stop paying rent to force the repair?

Sometimes Georgia law provides a repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding process, and sometimes skipping rent is grounds for eviction. That line is in Georgia landlord and tenant provisions. Ask legal aid before you change what you pay.

Does Atlanta have local renter ordinances on top of Georgia law?

Georgia law is the tenancy baseline. Atlanta Code Enforcement and 311 are the City conditions doors. Fulton or DeKalb County Magistrate Court hears many dispossessory cases — confirm the county of the unit. A DeKalb process is not a Fulton process.

The Atlanta layer

Check the county of the unit before you file or answer. Atlanta is not a single-court city.

Georgia landlord and tenant provisions (Ga. Code §§ 44-7-1 to 44-7-81) is the Georgia floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

Atlanta questions

National answers on this desk

• Is a landlord notice the same as being evicted?
• What number should I call right now?
• Is there a national tenant-rights law in the United States?
• What should I do if I get an eviction notice?
• How do I find free legal help as a renter?
• Can my landlord enter without notice?