Atlanta (clayton county) eviction attorney recommendations

[Faisal Z.]

Hey all,

Has anyone else had ridiculously long court date times? Its been 4 months since my tenant filed an answer for his eviction and i'm still waiting for a court date. Is it even possible for an attorney to expedite this at all? And if this is just the experience for everyone i guess i have no choice but to wait. Just wanted to see what everyone else has been experiencing. 

Thanks in advance

[Mayar Ghaly]

Clayton County, GA here. My tenant filed an answer in March 2021 and 1 YEAR later my court date was scheduled on zoom. Zoom Court started 50 minutes after scheduled time (just in case a similar delay happens to you, don't panic like I did). Tenant was a no-show for settlement date & court hearing date. Judge ruled in my favor.

More info about my case: My tenant rented a room in the home I lived in. I filed eviction for end of lease term (she was renting on a bi weekly basis). We've been harrassed by this person for months, so I followed the city police advice & had the tenant removed in Nov 2021 using a Temporary Protective Order. She owes close to 8K in unpaid rent & damages. I have no hope in actually recovering any of it. We are no longer renting because of the lack of/ extremely delayed support we've encountered in the system