ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Rhonda Taylor (D-Conyers) will host a virtual town hall to educate property owners and homeowners on House Bill 1093 and other housing issues on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Advanced registration is required; to register for this virtual town hall, please click here.
“I am worried that such a law would increase the number of boarding houses, illegal personal care homes and party houses within stable neighborhoods and single family residential neighborhoods,” said Rep. Davis. “In my district, homeowners would not have the ability to complain that a slaughterhouse is operating in a residential neighborhood. I’ve learned that this legislation would make such an act permissible after consulting with legislative counsel about these issues within my district.”
“To rid local governments of the right to oversee their cities and counties is not only dangerous, it is quite frankly rude,” said Rep. Taylor. “To threaten loss of financial assistance and grants only adds insult to injury. If passed, this law would do nothing to preserve community safety or maintain home values. It appears more to be a way to silence residents.”
House Bill 1093 would prohibit local governments from enacting or enforcing any restrictions on rental homes, land or dwellings that are or could be subject to a residential rental agreement longer than 30 days. HB 1093 would also restrict local governments who violate this potential law from financial assistance, funds or grants from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. This bill would waive the sovereign immunity of local government entities in certain circumstances unless the damages of the violation exceeds $1 million per occurrence.
For more information on HB1093, please click here.
*Editor’s Note: PDF and JPG flyers for this virtual event is attached.
Representative Viola Davis represents the citizens of District 87, which includes portions of DeKalb County. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 and currently serves on the Natural Resources & Environment, Insurance, Interstate Cooperation and Science and Technology committees.
Representative Rhonda Taylor represents the citizens of District 91, which includes portions of DeKalb and Rockdale counties. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2020 and currently serves on the Juvenile Justice, Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight and Special Rules committees.
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