When Strangers Move Into Your Home
In late 2018, Nadia* and her four young children moved into Pinebrooke Apartments. About a year la...
Winning Against The Odds
AVLF congratulates Jennifer Burbine, counsel at McGuireWoods, for winning a great victory for her cl...
Paying Rent for an Uninhabitable Home
Angel moved into her apartment and noticed a terrible smell right away. She had numerous issues with...
Home Is Not For Rats
Most of the units in Will's complex were boarded up and abandoned. Rats came to his apartment lookin...
"A Writ has been granted": Manipulative Tactics in Wrongful Evictions
ERICA TAYLOR | December 20, 2019 Landlords will resort to extreme tactics to scare renters our of t...
If I'd Had AVLF
ANONYMOUS | April 18, 2019 I had the honor of volunteering at a Standing with Our Neighbors communit...
Focusing on the Process in Family Law
AUDREY BERGESON | March 28, 2019 Victories are not always simple in Family Law cases—but Staff ...
How a Local Landlord Defied Our Expectations
ERIK PROVITT | March 25, 2019 After months of no contact, this landlord closed up a case in the m...
Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, and the Books Our Children Cherish
ASHLEIGH STARNES | January 22, 2018 Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation provides free children's bo...
Eviction Defenders: AVLF Client Wins $21,000 in Damages
ERICA TAYLOR | December 26, 2018 Conditions were so bad in Miriam's home that her landlord told her ...
The Housing Vision that Guides Us
COLE THALER | December 21, 2018 Safe and Stable Homes Director Cole Thaler discusses Atlanta Volunte...
AVLF's Saturday Lawyer Program Hosts Sponsor Celebration Luncheon
MATILDE DAVIS | December 10, 2018 The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation's Saturday Lawyer Progra...