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'Gone With the Wind' Author Margaret Mitchell's Atlanta Apartment (House of the Day)

By Josh Green Across the street from the Botanical Garden in Atlanta, a two-bedroom condo at 1 S. Prado defines cozy. Its solid bones translate through listing photos, but the most appealing aspect of the Neil Reed-designed building lies in what's no longer there: Atlanta's matriarch scribe, Margaret Mitchell. The 1920... Continue Reading »

Tenants' Rights in Eviction: When Do Landlords Go Too Far?

What can you be evicted for? The most common reasons for eviction are unpaid rent or consistently late rent payments. Illegal activity on rental property or allowing people to live in an apartment when they are not covered by the terms of a lease agreement can also get a tenant booted. But burning your dinner in the... Continue Reading »

Raw Sewage in Your Apartment: Repairs Your Landlord Can't Ignore

There are lots of crappy situations you can run into when you're living in multi-unit housing. Loud neighbors in the apartment next door can keep you up at night or, if they're smokers, you might breathe secondhand smoke wafting in from their place. But we can't think of anything crappier -- literally -- than your... Continue Reading »

'Real Housewife' Kim Zolciak's Ex, 'Big Poppa,' Has a Hair and Nail Salon in His House

It's hard being beautiful. Luckily, for the next owner of this home, you won't have to go very far to get yourself all gussied up. It's just a walk down the hallway -- to the home's own freakin' hair and nail salon! Atlanta's priciest listing -- up for grabs for $19.9 million -- is for the vainest of them all. It's a... Continue Reading »

Bat Infestation in Stone Mountain, Ga., Apartment Building

An apartment building in Stone Mountain, Ga., near Atlanta, reportedly is experiencing an infestation of bats. Highland Forest Apartments resident Justin Fleetwood recorded a video with his cell phone of a bat in his 4-month-old daughter's room. "My initial reaction was just to drop everything and get out," Fleetwood... Continue Reading »

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