Just cause eviction rules in Decatur, GA — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
DeKalb County follows Georgia landlord-tenant law (OCGA Title 44 Ch 7). No just-cause eviction requirement. 60 days notice for no-cause termination of month-to-month tenancies. Dispossessory actions filed in Magistrate Court.
DeKalb County follows Georgia eviction procedures under OCGA §44-7-1 through 44-7-55. Landlords must provide 60 days written notice for no-cause termination of month-to-month tenancies under OCGA §44-7-7; tenants owe 30 days. For non-payment, the landlord must make demand for possession before filing a dispossessory affidavit in DeKalb County Magistrate Court. Tenants have 7 days to answer. Self-help evictions (lockouts, utility shutoffs, removing belongings) are illegal under OCGA §44-7-14.1. DeKalb adopted a Tenant Bill of Rights resolution but has no binding just-cause ordinance. Retaliatory eviction prohibited under OCGA §44-7-24 when tenant reports code violations.
Illegal self-help eviction: tenant may recover actual damages plus one month's rent under OCGA §44-7-14.1. Retaliatory eviction: defense to dispossessory, damages. Improper notice: dispossessory dismissed, landlord must restart.
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