What Metro Does
We fight to make sure equal housing is available to everybody. Metro counsels tenants on their rights and aids them in resolving disputes with landlords. We guide them to available housing resources, and we make sure they know their rights under Georgia and federal law. When we get reports of discrimination, we work to end it. We also provide wheelchair ramps to citizens of Fulton County outside the City of Atlanta at no cost to them. Additionally we counsel homeowners who are behind in their mortgages.
Frequent Tenant Issues
l. Landlord will not make repairs.
2. Landlord will not return deposit
3. Landlord treats one tenant differently from another.
4. Landlord starts eviction procedure.
5. Landlord charges different amounts of rent for different tenants.
6. Landlord enters apartment without permission.
7. Landlord will not allow tenant to change the locks on apartments.
8. Landlord will not give tenant a copy of the lease.
9. Landlord turns off utilities.
10. Landlord padlocks the apartment.
11. Landlord will not provide a handicapped parking space for a disabled person.
12. Landlord raises rent without proper notice.
13. Landlord refuses to give name and address of management company.
14. Landlord charges excessive amount for wear and tear on the apartment.
15. Landlord does not do a walk-through with tenant at the close of the lease.
16. Landlord requires one person per bedroom.
17. Landlord does not provide smoke detectors.
18. Landlord changes terms of a lease in the middle of the contract year.
19. Landlord will not let tenant see her rental history.
20. Landlord requires tenant to start paying water bill in the middle of the contract.
21. Landlord requires tenant to pay roommate’s share of rent after roommate has moved.
22. Landlord does not paint and put in new carpets as promised before tenant moves in.
23. Landlord is aware of mold and mildew in apartment and will not correct the problem.
24. Landlord refuses to repair or replace air conditioner after tenant moves in.
25. Landlord raises the rent on an oral lease without giving 60 day notice to tenant.
26. Landlord refuses to be responsible for apartment fire caused by his negligence.