Evictions in DeKalb County lead to residents living in hotels

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County commissioners are brainstorming ways to help people find more stable housing after a new survey revealed more than 4,000 people are living in hotels across the county.

The survey revealed that about one third of people living in hotels are there because of an eviction.

“They call it the scarlet E,” DeKalb Commissioner Ted Terry said. “Because they had an eviction, no apartment complex would rent to them.”…

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