Just cause eviction rules in Forsyth County, GA — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Georgia has no just-cause eviction law, and Forsyth County cannot add one. A landlord first demands possession under O.C.G.A. §44-7-50, then files a dispossessory action in magistrate court. A tenant leaves only on a court order.
No Georgia statute makes a landlord prove cause before ending a tenancy, and a county holds no power to require just cause, relocation pay, or a good-cause defense. Under O.C.G.A. §44-7-50 the landlord demands possession once the tenant holds over or fails to pay rent; if the tenant refuses, the landlord files a dispossessory affidavit in Forsyth County Magistrate Court. The tenant has seven days to answer. Only after a judgment may a sheriff or marshal set out the tenant. Self-help — changing locks or cutting utilities — is illegal and exposes the landlord to damages.
A landlord who uses self-help or skips the demand and court process faces liability for wrongful eviction, and a defective dispossessory case can be dismissed and refiled.
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