Bank Gives Dozens Of Families The Boot From Recently-Foreclosed Motel Loaded w/ Code Violations; Failure To Repair Left Premises Unsafe For Occupancy

In Fulton County, Georgia, MyFoxAtlanta reports:

• Dozens of families searched for a new place to live [last week] after they were told to move out of their motel rooms on short notice. [...] The Moseley Motel on Fulton Industrial Boulevard was taken over by a California bank after the owner went into foreclosure. But nothing was done to fix the long list of problems which meant dozens of families living at the motel were forced to move.

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• Fulton County's Code Enforcement and Health and Human Services were at the motel [last week] to try and help about 125 people, several dozen families relocate. Officials said the motel went into disrepair years ago and several months ago was foreclosed on. The bank which took over the property apparently never fixed any of the problems. "There are a number of code, health and fire code violations. The accumulation of those makes occupancy unsafe at this particular hotel," said Code enforcement administrator Tony Phillips. [...] Fulton County officials said the bank managing the motel is from California and may have jumped the gun in telling the residents to get out so quickly, but still they are going to have to go.

For the story, see Residents at Fulton Motel Told to Leave.