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Demetress Malone came back to his weekly rental one day in early September to find that the door to his unit had been taken off its hinges and the electrical power shut off.
Since losing his job as a cook in March when the pandemic began, Malone had struggled to pay to the $200-a-week rent. Now, the owner of the Lodge Atlanta in Doraville, Georgia, where he had lived since September 2019, was trying to push him out. It was only after Malone sued the owner, the Brea & Lord Investment Group, to avoid being evicted that the owner backed down and replaced the door.
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Falling Behind on Weekly Rent and Afraid of Being Evicted
Residents of weekly rentals worry they will be kicked out if they can’t pay the rent. It’s unclear if the federal moratorium on evictions applies to them.
Lynetrice Preston said she was was locked out of the Efficiency Lodge in Decatur, Ga., when she owed more than $1,000 in rent.Credit.Audra Melton for The New York Times
Dec. 17, 2020
Demetress Malone came back to his weekly rental one day in early September to find that the door to his unit had been taken off its hinges and the electrical power shut off.