Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Board of Commissioners - District 2
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
An Ordinance Requiring That the Attached Notice of Certain Georgia Landlord (Lessor) And Tenant (Lessee) Rights and Responsibilities (Exhibit A) Shall be Provided by All Landlords Leasing Real Property or Living Units Within Dekalb County Georgia for Residential Purposes, Prior to the Signing Of Any Lease And as an Attachment to Any Unsigned Lease Agreement, to Prospective Tenants Seeking to Lease Any Such Property or Unit; And Requiring That Both Parties to Every Such Residential Lease Shall Sign the Attached Notice Acknowledging Its Receipt Upon Signing Such Lease; And for Other Purposes.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Michelle Long Spears
Phone Number: 404-371-2863
PURPOSE:
To adopt an ordinance requiring that the attached notice of certain Georgia Landlord (Lessor) and Tenant (Lessee) Rights and Responsibilities (Exhibit A) shall be provided by all landlords leasing real property or living units within DeKalb County, Georgia for residential purposes, prior to the signing of any lease and as an attachment to an unsigned lease agreement, to prospective tenants seeking to lease any such property or unit; and requiring that both parties to every such residential lease shall sign the attached notice acknowledging its receipt upon signing such lease; and or other purposes.
NEED/IMPACT:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, DeKalb County created the Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition (TLAC) program to provide emergency rental assistance to tenants in financial distress from pandemic-related causes. The Atlanta Legal Aid Society (ALAS) administered that program as DeKalb County's partner, connecting applicants with program resources. A significant percentage of the eviction cases were due to tenants withholding rent to force a landlord to repair a v...
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