Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Georgia

Re: Eviction of friend

Gray area. Not enough facts given here to determine if this person's status is guest or tenant. If just a guest, you can order them a written order to leave or be considered a trespasser. If they don't, you can file charges with the police. This can backfire. The cautious course is to treat them as a tenant and give them a 60 day written notice to quit, followed by a written demand to quit by a definte date if they are still there after 60 days. Then, you can go to court and file for an eviction order.

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Re: Eviction of friend

In order to evict a tenant, you would need to file a dispossessory claim in magistrate (small claims) court after giving them 60 day's notice of your intent to have them leave. They would then have 7 days from the date of service to file an answer. If they do file an answer, a hearing will be set.

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