Julie came into the Safe Families Office four days after her boyfriend held her hostage in their shared home. She had watched as he destroyed all of her clothes, cutting them into ribbons before burning them with cigarettes. He repeatedly threatened to kill her. He kept her cell phone the entire time, watching over her […]

Thanks to Kayla Bell of King & Spalding, not only did the landlord drop all charges – he mailed Ms. Hernandez a check for $500.

Atlanta mom Jane West paid a $900 for her security deposit. But the house soon failed inspection, and she was never allowed to move in. When she asked for her $900 deposit back, the landlord ignored her.

After fourteen years, Mr. Reece’s landlord decided not to renew his lease. Mr. Reece couldn’t find a place to move by the deadline his landlord gave him. Three days later, he came home to find the locks had been changed – with all of his belongings still inside. The property manager insisted that the law was on the landlord’s side, but Mr. Reece knew his rights.

Ms. P’s boyfriend had been violent before, but his abuse had been escalating in frequency and intensity. After a recently attack, he was arrested and charged with simple battery. After the arrest, the Solicitor’s Office recommended that Ms. P visit the Safe Families Office.

An Atlanta grandmother and her grandsons lived in subsidized housing. From time to time, the grandsons would visit their mother, but the mother’s lifestyle meant that the boys always returned to their grandmother’s home – the only stable home they had.

Ms. G suffered quietly through an 8-year abusive marriage, as so many survivors do. After gathering the strength to separate from her husband, he would often threaten to break her neck.

Although Ms. T’s husband had been aggressive toward her in the past, he began to turn his anger toward her two children. He was arrested after punching her son, trying to run him over with a car, and spitting in Ms. T’s face.

Keisha Coleman of Holland & Knight represented an 80-year-old woman whose landlord abruptly informed her that her adult son was banned from the property. The son used to stop by every few days to care for his mother, and she relied on his help. They gave no reason.

Ms. H, her three children, and her niece moved into an apartment and immediately noticed a severe bed bug issue. A leak in the pipes caused the ceiling to sag and mold to grow.

Ms. T came to the Safe Families Office after her husband became violent when he felt as though she was watching TV too loudly. He spent the night pointing a gun at Ms. T and repeatedly threatening to kill her while the children slept in the other room.

Soon after renting a house, Ms. Ryan discovered a serious mold problem and an overflowing toilet. Instead of making repairs, the landlord instructed her to throw her used toilet tissue in a garbage can because “the pipes can’t handle it.” The dispute led to an eviction filing.