Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Georgia

can I sue?

I am currently living in the basement of a house. I am in lease until December and my landlord told me and the other roommates that we have to move out before June 30th, because he and his wife are moving in. We got no written notice or anything. I was never given a copy of the lease when I moved in nor did my roommates. He has freely walked in upstairs on occasion without notice and has tried to make Major repairs (3 months after I moved in) to meet our county's code. (there were no windows or main exit from the basement when I moved in and he put a glass door in) which has caused me to take many days off from work in order to let people into my room. The insulation is black with mold which has caused us all to get sick more than usual which has forced us to take more days off of work. He has done nothing to fix that other than give me a dehumidifier in order to ''dry out'' the mold. My main question is does he have a right to kick us out without a reason, especially without any written notice? I really want to move out, i mean the place is near uninhabitable but i don't know if I can move out in such short notice. Please help me i don't know what to do and this guy is getting quite rude about the situation. Thanx


Asked on 6/03/07, 10:56 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: can I sue?

Can you sue for what? You don't like the place and say you would "really like" to move. The landlord wants you to move. That sounds like the start of settlement and all parties moving on, so I am not sure why you apparently believe a lawsuit (for whatever claim) may be a good idea. Work it out, get a written agreement that all issues with respect to the lease are settled, ask for a little more time to find a new place, move out and move on.

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Answered on 6/04/07, 9:00 am
Glenn M. Lyon, Esq. MacGREGOR LYON, LLC, Business Attorneys

Re: can I sue?

If you have violated the lease you can be asked to leave basically right away. Otherwise, the landlord would have to give you 60 days' notice to move out. However, the landlord is under no duty to provide a copy of the lease. In addition, as Mr. Riddle stated, if you want to move, simply move and get the landlord to agree that it is an mutually amicable move and not an eviction.

If you would like to discuss any issues further, please feel free to contact my office. My contact information is below. Thank you.

The foregoing is general information only, not specific legal advice. No attorney/client relation has been created or should be implied.

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Answered on 6/04/07, 10:12 am


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