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Cloth signs that read "No Job No Rent" hang from the windows of an brown brick apartment building. In front of them, a man wearing jeans and a red shirt and a face mask walks on the sidewalk.

With Protections Expiring, An Eviction Crisis Could Have Long-Term Effects For Georgia Residents

Writs of eviction have been backlogged in Georgia since federal unemployment checks, CARES Act protections and stalled courts kept sheriffs at bay. Now, hundreds of thousands of Georgians are at risk of being removed from their homes. On Second Thought discusses projections, protections, and consequences of a looming eviction crisis on the horizon.

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Until recently, Steven Kanaplue and Miriam Kanter were living in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side with their dog Booey. The pandemic clinched their decision to move to Montclair, N.J.

New Yorkers Look To Suburbs And Beyond. Other City Dwellers May Be Next

Now that so many are working from home, more people are considering moving out of the city. The pandemic has sent enough New Yorkers to the exits to shake up the area's housing market.

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  • Uri Berliner
Steve Firestone, left, owner of Crystal Lake Holdings LLC, waits for the start of his hearing in Bibb County Municipal Court Friday. Firestone's attorneys convinced the court to bind Firestone's case over to state court.

Macon Landlord Asks For Jury Trial On Code Violations

The landlord of a Macon apartment complex that made news when tenants were forcibly evicted when property managers let the water get cut off may have...

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Darrell Osgood walks through a squat down the hall from his apartment in Macon. Despite utilities rolled into rent, management recently let the water get cut off. It's only the latest indignity that has residents wanting to talk to corporate.

Milking: When Landlord Privacy Hurts Tenants

When Patricia Jordan got home midmorning on Wednesday last week, all she wanted was a bath. But, for the second day straight, she was out of luck. The...

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