Green v. Barton

Smith, Judge.

We granted Angela Green’s application for interlocutory review in this dispossessory action to determine whether the superior court correctly refused to allow Green to remain in possession of the rented premises pending her appeal of the decision of the magistrate court granting possession to Jack Barton, the landlord. We find that the superior court misinterpreted the provisions of OCGA §§ 44-7-53 (b) through 44-7-56, and we reverse.

In 1997, Green rented property from Barton consisting of acreage on which were located two mobile homes. In May 1998, Barton filed a dispossessory…