Housing is not just for the 1%
Everyone has a right to affordable housing, but Georgia is ground zero for Wall Street corporations and private equity companies seizing our homes and land. We are an alliance of Georgia tenants and homeowners fighting to guarantee dignified housing for all and an end to displacement and gentrification. Let’s fight to keep our state for the people!
why do corporate landlords matter?
Corporate Landlords are investment firms that use their capital to push out potential homeowners and buy large numbers of homes and apartments to take control of an area’s rental housing - effectively creating a monopoly in your neighborhood. North Georgia communities are being eaten up by corporate landlords looking to turn a fast profit, with no regard for who might be harmed in the process.
If you’re a Georgia renter, you’ve probably experienced their ruthless behavior firsthand. These companies are neglecting repairs, colluding to raise rent prices, and coming up with new and ridiculous “junk fees” to squeeze more money out of tenants. They are buying up single-family homes, converting them into rentals and shutting individuals and families out of homeownership. In some zip codes, corporations own more than half of all single family rentals. This doesn’t have to be our reality. Let’s fight back for our neighborhoods, homes, and dignity.
Metro Atlanta is the epicenter of predatory corporate landlord investment.
As the map shows, Atlanta leads the country in homes taken over by corporations. Corporations own 33% of single family rental homes in metro Atlanta, a total of more than 78,000 homes. Additionally, over 22% of Georgia’s multi-family apartment units are owned by corporate landlords, more than any other state. To see how your community has been affected by these corporate landlords, check out our county data page.
What you can do
We don’t have to sit back and allow corporations to treat our housing like pieces on a Monopoly board. The End the Corporate Takeover (ETCT) campaign is fighting for the rights and protections that Georgia renters deserve. Click on the buttons below to see how you can fight back. To learn more about these actions, visit our Take Action page.