Imagine this scenario: A young couple struggling to make ends meet falls behind in paying the water bill for the townhouse they are renting. They eventually make payments to bring the account current, but shortly after that the water is shut off. The water account is in the landlord’s name, and he refuses to do anything to get the water turned back on.
Two weeks later the couple is a week late in paying their rent. While they are away from the townhouse, the landlord changes the locks, locking the couple out with all of their furniture, clothing and belongings inside. The landlord proceeds to hold the couple’s property hostage for 30 days in an attempt to extort additional rent payments (despite a letter and phone call from Atlanta Legal Aid and Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation staff attorneys explaining that self-help eviction is illegal).
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