ATLANTA (CW69 News at 10) — The threat of eviction is hanging over the heads of thousands of men, women, and children. Help is on the way through a program that will provide many of them with the legal assistance to navigate through the process.

Community members in Atlanta are demanding the city council take action to fix the homelessness problem and the high cost of living, which is a problem fueling the eviction crisis.

“We have more than half of our city that are renters, with the majority of our housing stock being bought up and taken off the market by LLCs and hedge fund corporations,” said District 5 Atlanta City Councilwoman Liliana Bakhtiari.

In Fulton County, 60,000 evictions have been filed since the start of the pandemic. With inflation, high gas prices, and fixed and low incomes, many people can’t afford their rent, much less the cost of getting any legal assistance in eviction cases. To help with a solution, the Atlanta City Council approved legislation to donate $500,000 to provide free legal eviction counsel to Atlantans who qualify.

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