The draw schedule is the detailed payment plan for your construction project. It should be clear and agreed upon by both parties. It...

The CDC Eviction Moratorium is now set to continue until June 30. This is the third extension of the CDC's moratorium, which began...

Most residential contractors believe they have a fixed price contract. They submit a bid, which the homeowner accepts, and that price is...

After conducting due diligence, the next step in creating a great construction contract is to clearly define your scope of work. The...

The details of your construction contract are just as important as the details of your build.

The federal government issued broad residential eviction protection on September 4 by way of a Center for Disease Control (CDC) Order....

Signing a lease is hard work – don’t let it go to waste! Create a written lease amendment to document any changes in rental amounts.

We hope that our blog will become your first stop when it comes to developments in landlord tenant law here in Georgia.  Our experienced...

By Will Downs will@downslawllc.com Posted October 7, 2019 Let’s face it, the terminology lawyers use is often confusing, and sometimes,...

When it comes to negotiating a commercial lease, excitement can sometimes get the better of us. A commercial lease is a big commitment, last

DeKalb County is one of the metro-Atlanta counties now offering electronic case filing for dispossessory (eviction) lawsuits.

Many metro-Atlanta counties now offer electronic case filing, which means that dispossessories can now be filed online.

Any experienced landlord has had a problem tenant. Rent habitually late…. After eviction, how do I collect past due rent?

An out-of-possession landlord is a landlord who has “fully parted with possession and the right of possession.”[1]  Generally,...

It’s one of the most common questions we get: If the tenant has moved out, can the landlord do what it wants with any remaining personal pro

A lease agreement contains numerous landlord remedies for tenant defaults.

It is hard to believe, but the Georgia Constitution provides for the right of trial by jury in dispossessory actions