No Evictions For 60 Days In Atlanta Says Mayor Bottoms

ATLANTA, GA — Residential evictions in Atlanta will be halted for 60 days, effective immediately the City of Atlanta announced Tuesday. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order calling on the Atlanta Housing Authority, Atlanta Beltline Inc., Fulton County / City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority, Invest Atlanta, Partners for Home and the City of Atlanta’s Department of Grants and Community Development to institute a temporary moratorium on residential evictions and filings for a period of sixty 60 days.

“Social distancing, home confinement and self-quarantines are critical in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19,” Bottoms said in a news release. “The ability for Atlanta residents to remain in their homes is a key component of our collective community efforts to prevent further exposure and spread of this virus. As Mayor, I am calling on our partners to bolster our collective efforts and ensure housing stability for residents.”

The entities subject to this order are instructed not to permit the issuance of termination or initiate evictions for non-payment of rent, and not to permit the imposition of late fees and other charges due to late or non-payment of rent in properties sponsored or funded by the entities during the term of this order.

To combat the COVID-19 health threat, Bottoms issued an updated Executive Order prohibiting public gatherings and events of 50 or more persons within the City of Atlanta until March 31. The order also requires restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theatres, clubs, and other public gathering spots to limit their occupancy to no more than 50 people.

Read the executive order here.

Globally, more than 185,000 people have been infected and more than 7,00 people have died from the COVID-19, Johns Hopkins reported Tuesday. Of that total, more than 81,000 confirmed cases are in China, while the entire United States has 4,600 confirmed cases as of Tuesday. Forty-eight deaths in the U.S. have been tied to the virus outbreak.

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