Case Notes

Today’s case note is Colonial Self Storage of Southeast, Inc. v. Concord Properties, Inc., 147 Ga. App. 493 (1978). Concord Properties (“tenant”) failed to pay rent to Colonial Self Storage (“landlord”) for three storage compartments for ten months. After issuing repeated notices to the tenant, the landlord seized the property and sold it pursuant to the default provisions of

In Oastler v. Wright, 201 Ga. 649 (1946), the property changed hands several times with Wright remaining there as a tenant. The Office of Price Administration approved an increase of weekly rental on the property. Upon demand of the increased rent, the tenant refused to pay more than his current rent, $2.35 per week. In the dispossessory

Today’s case, Peachtree on Peachtree Investors, Ltd. v. Reed Drug Company, 251 Ga. 692 (1983), involved a lease of an Atlanta retail store to POPI, who sublet the property. RDC had the right to end the lease with nine months notice if the building was to be demolished. POPI vacated the premises upon receiving the requisite

Today’s case is Rafizadeh v. KR Snellville LLC, 280 Ga. App. 613 (2006). Rafizadeh, the owner of a restaurant, leased a space in a shopping center from KR Snellville. The lease required Rafizadeh to pay a monthly rental payment, his share of the common area maintenance expenses, and his share of the annual real estate tax. Rafizadeh’s

Today’s case is Steed v. FNMA, 301 Ga. App. 801 (2009). Steed owned a rental property, which was a “duplex”, until the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) purchased the property at foreclosure following Steed’s default under his mortgage. Steed lived in the downstairs unit and rented out the upstairs unit. After Fannie Mae took