Atlanta battles ‘rapidly growing’ squatting crisis impacting over 1,200 homes – IOTW Report

Atlanta battles ‘rapidly growing’ squatting crisis impacting over 1,200 homes

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Squatters in Atlanta, Georgia, have taken over more than 1,200 vacant rental homes, according to an estimate from the National Rental Home Council, Bloomberg recently reported. The trade group found that squatting appears to be much more prevalent in Atlanta than in other metro area cities in the United States.

Many are concerned that the squatting crisis in the city is completely out of control, with some homeowners offering the freeloaders money to leave their property. Landlords are being forced to wait six months or more to remove illegal tenants due to overwhelmed sheriff’s offices and backlogged court systems, according to Bloomberg. Local police currently have their hands tied, unable to help homeowners because it is considered a civil matter.

Simon Frost, the chief executive for Tiber Capital Group, which manages homes for a rental business, wrote a letter to local authorities urging them to help combat the ongoing illegal tenant crisis, the news outlet reported. more

11 Comments on Atlanta battles ‘rapidly growing’ squatting crisis impacting over 1,200 homes

  1. Have the city/county/state offer hunting licenses.
    No fee, open season, no bag limit. Maybe even offer a bounty.
    Just knowing that they have a target on their backs should get the squatters moving out.
    Cleanup, disposal, and door/window replacement would be cheaper than having to fight to get the squatters outta the houses.

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  2. Friend of mine had a brother in the landlord biz in a Black neighborhood. Said if they were over a month behind or were trouble, he’d go over to “fix the front door”, and would then remove it and take it with him “for repair”.

    They usually left before dark.

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