MARIETTA, Ga. — Legal aid officials in Cobb County are reporting an increase in eviction cases due to rising rental prices and the end of federal funding to help with rent.
A Cobb County resident, wife and mother of four is one of those facing eviction. Kat, who did not want 11Alive to use her full name, said that the court and community have been supportive,
“It makes me feel good that they are trying to help us stay in our apartments and to keep a roof over our heads because most of us have children,” she said.
Cobb Legal Aid said it is handling more cases than ever before, with thousands of people in the area facing eviction and the loss of their homes.
Higher rental prices mean that teachers, police officers, firefighters and other lower-level professionals are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a place to live, according to Donna Ross, a services navigator with Cobb Legal Aid.
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