Free Legal Help for Tenants and Landlords in Georgia

Legal aid organizations, right-to-counsel programs and official court self-help resources in Georgia, gathered from the state, county and city pages on this site.

Right to a free lawyer in eviction cases

• Atlanta: No guaranteed right to counsel. Free eviction legal help for qualified Fulton County tenants is available through AVLF; no current City legal-counsel program page was found. Source

Free legal aid organizations

• Atlanta Legal Aid Society — Listed by the Fulton Magistrate Court as a resource for landlord-tenant questions.
  Serves: Fulton County (Atlanta), DeKalb County (Decatur), Gwinnett County (Lawrenceville)
• Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation — Listed by the Fulton Magistrate Court.
  Serves: Fulton County (Atlanta)
• Georgia Legal Aid (GeorgiaLegalAid.org eviction information) — Self-help information; linked by the court.
  Serves: Fulton County (Atlanta), Chatham County (Savannah), Clayton County (Jonesboro), Muscogee County (Columbus), Richmond County (Augusta), Clarke County (Athens)
• Atlanta Legal Aid Society (Cobb) — Free civil legal help for eligible low-income people; intake 404-524-5811 Mon-Thu 9-11 am (per Cobb Magistrate Court). Runs the Friday eviction clinic and Law Library consultations.
  Serves: Cobb County (Marietta)
• Cobb Justice Foundation — Linked by the court for clinics and services.
  Serves: Cobb County (Marietta)
• Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) — Free civil legal help for eligible low-income residents (generally income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level) or people 60 and older in the 154 Georgia counties outside metro Atlanta; 1-833-GLSPLAW (1-833-457-7529); apply online through GLSP.
  Serves: Chatham County (Savannah), Muscogee County (Columbus), Richmond County (Augusta), Clarke County (Athens), Bibb County (Macon), Hall County
• Atlanta Legal Aid Society (Clayton) — Free civil legal help for eligible low-income people in metro Atlanta; Clayton line 404-669-0233. (Georgia Legal Services Program does not serve Clayton County.)
  Serves: Clayton County (Jonesboro)
• Georgia Legal Services Program — Serves 154 counties outside Metro Atlanta (all but Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett). Intake 1-833-457-7529; also 404-206-5175 or 1-800-498-9469.
  Serves: Henry County, Houston County, Dougherty County

Find a tenant or eviction lawyer in Georgia

If you do not qualify for free legal aid, a bar lawyer referral service can match you with a landlord-tenant lawyer for a low-cost first consultation.

• Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service — (404) 521-0777
  A $45 fee may apply for an initial consultation of up to 30 minutes; staff can say whether a free or reduced-fee consultation is available. The State Bar of Georgia does not run its own referral service; it points the public to local and voluntary bar referral services.

Official court and state resources

• Georgia DCA Landlord-Tenant Handbook page
• Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (PDF, rev. 8-29-24)
• HB 404 (2024 Safe at Home Act), Georgia General Assembly
• HB 270 (2025 Eviction Service Act), Georgia General Assembly
• Georgia Courts: Council of Magistrate Court Clerks
• Georgia AG Consumer Protection: Landlord-Tenant Issues

Legal aid groups set their own eligibility rules (usually income-based). Call ahead or check their site.

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.