Will DownsSep 8, 20202 minTemporary Residential Eviction MoratoriumThe federal government issued broad residential eviction protection on September 4 by way of a Center for Disease Control (CDC) Order. Th...
Will DownsApr 30, 20203 minReducing rent? Better sign a lease amendment.Signing a lease is hard work – don’t let it go to waste! Create a written lease amendment to document any changes in rental amounts.
-Mar 26, 20201 minWELCOME TO OUR BLOG!We hope that our blog will become your first stop when it comes to developments in landlord tenant law here in Georgia. Our experienced ...
-Oct 7, 20193 minCOMMERCIAL EVICTIONS (EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE)By Will Downs will@downslawllc.com Posted October 7, 2019 Let’s face it, the terminology lawyers use is often confusing, and sometimes, i...
-Jun 21, 20193 minTHINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE NEGOTIATING A COMMERCIAL LEASEWhen it comes to negotiating a commercial lease, excitement can sometimes get the better of us. A commercial lease is a big commitment, last
-Jan 16, 20192 minELECTRONIC CASE FILING’S IMPACT ON DISPOSSESSORY LAWSUITS – DEKALB COUNTYDeKalb County is one of the metro-Atlanta counties now offering electronic case filing for dispossessory (eviction) lawsuits.
-Aug 22, 20173 minELECTRONIC CASE FILING’S IMPACT ON DISPOSSESSORY LAWSUITS – FULTON COUNTYMany metro-Atlanta counties now offer electronic case filing, which means that dispossessories can now be filed online.
-Nov 28, 20162 minTHINKING AHEAD: IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PRE-LEASE COLLECTION STRATEGIESAny experienced landlord has had a problem tenant. Rent habitually late…. After eviction, how do I collect past due rent?
-May 2, 20162 minGEORGIA CASE FURTHER LIMITS A LANDLORD’S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES DUE TO CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS.An out-of-possession landlord is a landlord who has “fully parted with possession and the right of possession.”[1] Generally, out-of-pos...
-Jun 9, 20153 minLEFT BEHIND: WHAT TO DO WITH A TENANT’S ABANDONED PROPERTY?It’s one of the most common questions we get: If the tenant has moved out, can the landlord do what it wants with any remaining personal pro
-May 6, 20153 minBACK TO THE FUTURE: GEORGIA’S STRICT TEST FOR ACCELERATED RENT PROVISIONSA lease agreement contains numerous landlord remedies for tenant defaults.
-May 1, 20152 minTHE ACCUSED SHALL ENJOY THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL… IN ALL DISPOSSESSORY CASES?It is hard to believe, but the Georgia Constitution provides for the right of trial by jury in dispossessory actions