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Eviction crisis and a denied payment: Council pledges legal help for tenant facing immediate eviction; donation vote on lawyers tabled
Summary
A resident facing eviction after a fire told the Atlanta City Council that property management refused a cashier's check and filed for possession. Councilmembers pledged immediate legal help and arranged pro bono counsel; the council also tabled a proposed donation to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation for further work.
A City of Atlanta resident told the council on Monday that management at her apartment complex refused a cashier's check and filed to evict her and her children after a November fire. Council members intervened at the meeting, arranging immediate legal help and telling the resident they would work to prevent an eviction from appearing on her rental record.
Andrene Kong said the property, managed by Greystar at the Marshon property, had initially refused to accept payment after a fire left her family displaced. "They wouldnt accept any payment from me until I left the property," Kong told the council, saying management denied a payment she brought in personally and then filed for a writ of possession. Kong said a hearing was scheduled for the…
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