Just cause eviction rules in Cobb County, GA — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Cobb County follows Georgia state landlord-tenant law (O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 7). Georgia is a strong landlord-rights state with no just-cause eviction requirement. Dispossessory actions filed in Cobb County Magistrate Court.
Cobb County has no local just-cause eviction ordinance. Eviction procedures follow O.C.G.A. §44-7-50 through §44-7-58. Landlords must demand possession before filing a dispossessory affidavit in Cobb County Magistrate Court at 32 Waddell Street, Marietta. For non-payment, tenants have 7 days from service to pay or answer. For other breaches, the dispossessory is filed immediately after demand. Month-to-month tenancies require 60 days notice from landlord or 30 days from tenant (O.C.G.A. §44-7-7). Georgia prohibits self-help evictions: landlords may not change locks, shut off utilities, or remove belongings without a court writ of possession. Georgia has no statewide rent control and O.C.G.A. §44-7-19 preempts local rent regulation. Retaliatory evictions for reporting code violations are prohibited under O.C.G.A. §44-7-24.
Illegal self-help eviction: tenant may recover actual damages plus attorney fees under O.C.G.A. §44-7-14.1. Retaliation: tenant may use as defense. Improper demand or service: dispossessory dismissed, landlord must restart process.
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