Decatur Housing Authority v. Christian

Benham, Judge.

Appellant Housing Authority of the City of Decatur (“Housing Authority”) initiated dispossessory proceedings against appellee Christian, claiming she was a tenant holding over. Appellant maintained that appellee had breached her lease, thereby enabling appellant to terminate appellee’s lease and institute the dispossessory proceeding. After conducting an unrecorded bench trial (see Taylor v. Carver State Bank, 177 Ga. App. 856 (3) (341 SE2d 502) (1986)), the trial court concluded that issuance of a dispossessory warrant was improper since appellee had not breached her lease and…