What do I do if I have to evict in Atlanta

[Katrina Cabral]

My property manager is the worst. They billed me for a bunch of repairs and for the clean up of my property to prepare it for rent - and did none of it. They also scammed my tenants who rented it sight unseen  - handing over the keys and running off without even a walk through. The place was filthy - had a broken toilet full of human waste. Their lease is up today, they gave notice six weeks ago but couldn’t find a new place, so they want to stay and sign another one year lease. They always pay rent on time and seem like nice people. It seemed like an easy enough transition to transfer the lease agreement to my name. I asked them to fill out an application and WHOA... bad credit, lots of late payments, high credit card bills $9k, and she has a criminal record for child abuse, and neither of them provided any verifiable documentation of income. (!) So, now I’m left wondering if the reason they couldn’t move is because of all this. Is it any wonder why I dislike my PM?

What if they’re both unemployed and I won’t have the resources to evict? It’s going to be a struggle property managing long distance but handling an eviction - seems insurmountable. What to do? How hard is it to do an eviction in Georgia? 

I wanted them out before I let my PM go so that I could screen and select my new tenants but they couldn’t find  a new place. What would you do?