• First Communities Management, Inc. v. Tearria Byrd

    Publication Date: 2024-12-10
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sara Galloway, Ronald Masterson, Michael DiOrio, Brittany DeDiego, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Rafi, Alan Stagmeier, Alexander Brown, (Rafi Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Austin Atkinson, Pearson Cunningham, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A24A0937

    Court affirms that exculpatory clauses in leases purporting to waive landlord liability for third party criminal acts are void and unenforceable as against public policy