Ellery Steed, proceeding pro se, commenced this action against Federal National Mortgage Corporation “Fannie Mae” and Safeguard Properties, Inc. alleging that he had been wrongfully evicted from the upstairs and downstairs units of a home that he formerly owned but that had been purchased by Fannie Mae in a foreclosure sale. The trial court entered an order granting summary judgment to the defendants on all of Steed’s claims; denying partial summary judgment to Steed on his claims relating to the upstairs unit; and declining to enter a default judgment against Safeguard based on alleged discovery abuse. Steed appeals these rulings. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm. To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving party must demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the undisputed facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, warrant judgment as a matter of law. A defendant may do this by showing the court that the documents, affidavits, depositions and other evidence in the record reveal that there is no evidence sufficient to create a jury issue on at least one essential element of plaintiff’s case. We review de novo a trial court’s grant of summary judgment. A grant of summary judgment must be affirmed if right for any reason, whether stated or unstated. It is the grant itself that is to be reviewed for error, and not the analysis employed. Citations and punctuation omitted. Duke Galish, LLC v. Manton , 291 Ga. App. 827, 827-828 662 SE2d 880 2008. So viewed, the record reflects that in July 2004, Steed purchased a residential property that was divided into an in-law suit in the downstairs unit and a three-bedroom upstairs unit the “Property”. Steed lived in the downstairs unit and leased the upstairs unit to tenants. Beginning in September 2007, Steed leased the upstairs unit to Helene Webster on a month-to-month basis.
On or about December 17, 2007, Steed received correspondence from his mortgage company advising him that he was arrears on his mortgage payments and a Notice of Sale Under Power, which informed him that the Property would be sold under foreclosure on February 5, 2008. After being informed of the impending foreclosure sale, Steed commenced dispossessory proceedings against Webster for the nonpayment of rent. Steed and Webster, however, resolved the rent issue in mediation and entered into a consent judgment purportedly entitling Webster to remain in the upstairs unit until February 13, 2008.
