Although eviction moratoriums strive to keep people in their homes while they weather the storm of the novel coronavirus, the hard truth is that such efforts merely delay the inevitable.
Tag: state of Georgia
Activists: State must clarify restrictions on short-term rentals amid coronavirus crisis
On April 9, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order suspending short-term rental stays to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, a move that some activists worried could be detrimental for the many folks who find themselves in precarious living situations during the global pandemic — especially if the language of the order isn’t clarified.
City Councilman Antonio Brown wants state help enacting rent control laws in Atlanta
Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown believes rent control laws would help combat the city’s housing affordability crisis.
State’s proposed take over of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport misguided
A proposal in the state legislature to take over Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport would be hilarious if it weren’t so darn scary.Republican legislators, who usually argue for more local control and government closest to the people, are attempting a heavy-handed takeover of Georgia’s economic jewel – Atlanta’s airport.
New controversy emerges over Bobby Jones golf course redevelopment
The environmental destruction surrounding the redevelopment of the Bobby Jones Golf Course continues.
The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is strongly opposing a plan by the Bobby Jones Golf Foundation to encroach within the stream buffers of Tanyard Creek and Peachtree Creek.