Showing ordinances that apply to Druid Hills, GA
Druid Hills is an unincorporated community (population 9,429) in DeKalb County, Georgia. Because Druid Hills is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, DeKalb County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The just cause eviction rules below are the ones that govern your area.
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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