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Discrimination
If you think the landlord has denied you housing/ or discriminated against you on the basis of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Family Status or  Disability, Call:

The Georgia Commission On Equal Opportunity 
For Housing Discrimination Complaints.

Metro Fair Housing Services   
For help preparing a housing related complaint i.e. for discrimination against the handicapped.  

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

                             
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Graffiti

Keep America Beautiful (Scroll Down For Georgia Locations)
May have some helpful programs or suggestions.

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Nuisances, Health & Safety

Find Your City's Municipal Codes
Learn how your city code treats, garbage, nuisance and safety hazards. If you can't find your city, follow their links to other code sites that can help you.

How Do I ........ (City Of Atlanta)
Report a nuisance or garbage problem,  water & sewage leaks, look up city ordinances, obtain a building permit, pay traffic tickets, etc.

Atlanta Office of Solid Waste Services 
Picks up dead animals on every day but Sunday.

Atlanta Public Works
Potholes and health hazards.  

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Housing Code Violations

Find Your City's Municipal Codes
Learn how your city code treats, garbage, nuisance and safety hazards. If you can't find your city, follow their links to other code sites that can help you.

How Do I ........ (City Of Atlanta)
use search box to find resources to report a nuisance or garbage problem,  water & sewage leaks, look up city ordinances, obtain a building permit, pay traffic tickets, etc.

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Legal

Atlanta Legal Aid (404) 524-5811

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (404) 521-0790

2021 Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (Repairs & Maintenance)
Search for the word repair using CTRL F or Command F (for Macs). FAQs on the following:
The landlord's duty to make repairs, Repair and Deduct, Your rights to pest control and air conditioning, Your rights to change the locks or make minor alterations, Making use of the local housing and health codes, Your right to be compensated for personal property damaged by the landlord's failure to make repairs.

For More Help See Lawyers, Courts & Self Help

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Parks

Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs
Reporting prohibited activities such as driving across the grounds, being in the park after designated hours, playing loud music, hanging unproved advertisements.  Illegal activity should also be reported to the police. Relevant City Of Atlanta Code Sections include: 10-2001, 10-2020, 17-10001, 17-10005.  

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Rent, Utilities, Transportation,Food+Clothing
Fulton County
Dekalb County
Gwinnett County
Throughout Georgia

Fulton County

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Roommate Problems

www.nolo.com
Offers ways to cope with a variety of roommate related problems.

*Collecting Your Deposit When You Leave But Your Roommate Remains (GA)

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Streets

How Do I ........ (City Of Atlanta)
Report a nuisance or garbage problem,  water & sewage leaks, look up city ordinances, obtain a building permit, pay traffic tickets, etc.

Bureau of Highways and Streets (City of Atlanta Department of Transportation)
For potholes and other street repairs.  

Public Works (404) 730-7400  
To report broken street lights, sloppy bus shelters and sidewalk and street problems.  Note that owners of property are the ones responsible for keeping those sidewalks clean of debris, dirt, trash, snow, ice, and keeping sidewalks in a passable condition.  Relevant Atlanta City Code Sections include: 9-3004, 9-30016, 9-3086, 9-3089, 9-6008.

Department Of Traffic And Transportation   
Contact them if you think lowing the speed limit in a particular street will increase safety. They can recommend to City Council that the speed limit for that street be reduced.   

Media/Consumer Watch Groups

Involving The Media And Consumer Watch Groups

 If the law will not address your wrong, sometimes you can still win in the court of public opinion. This may require that you involve the media and consumer watch groups.  REMEMBER, bad press hurts business and may even prompt lawmakers to pass new legislation to help others in your situation.

When talking to the media, make your plight a human interest story.  Explain how your problem affects:  safety, business, the city's image, the homeless, crime, drug use, widows, orphans, children, the disabled, the elderly, the economy, the environment, the insane, immigrants, the illiterate, race relations, tourism, violence, the state and federal budget, health, disease, safety...etc. 

Give the reporter the names and numbers of other victims (first get their permission) and have these people call in with similar stories.  Also provide the reporter/agency with a list of names and phone numbers so that he can interview the landlord, the management company and its agents.  Make it so the reporter can write your story without ever leaving his chair.

If you receive a positive response, send it immediately to each and every other agency/newspaper.  The more support you have the more likely you will be taken seriously.  Watch your cause build momentum as these groups feed off one another and people jump on the bandwagon.  Lastly, write your state senator/house  representative to pass legislation to stop this terrible wrong.  Send a brief cover letter explaining your situation and how it effects others.  Also enclose favorable responses from the media and other agencies.  

Atlanta Journal/Constitution

Find Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Trouble getting the government to act on your behalf? Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously. Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to report to. (DC Not Included).

Channel 11/WXIA Call For Action (678) 422-8466

WSB Consumer Action Center (404) 892-8227    

Creative Loafing

The Wheel (Emory Student Newspaper)

The Signal (GA State Student Newspaper)

Clark Howard Consumer Action Center

American Association Of Retired Persons (404) 888-0077

Consumer Federation Of America  

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Transportation

Department Of Transportation (DOTs)(50 States, Not DC)
For help with car related issues ie, car damaged caused by pavement, unsafe streets, traffic, bridges and roads, etc.

Bureau Of TaxiCabs&Vehicles For Hire
Scroll down their list to complain about taxicabs, their fares, horn honking, etc.

GA Commute Connections 404-656-4270
This free service links you up with a car or vanpool in your area. They seek to reduce traffic congestion by making it faster, cheaper and less stressful for you to get to work or day care. Ask for their list of carpooling tips for joining and participating in a safe, reliable car or vanpool.  

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