Castro v. Hidden Village Apartments

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Hidden Village Apartments initiated this action for a dispossessory warrant, alleging that defendant Juli Ann Castro “fails to pay rent now due . . .” and seeking a judgment for “past due rent in the amount of $435.00 for October [1994].” Defendant answered in writing and claimed that the landlord’s failure to make repairs has lowered the value of her lease. After a bench trial, the State Court of DeKalb County issued a writ of possession and entered judgment on behalf of the plaintiff in the amount of $230. From this judgment defendant brings this direct…