The Supreme Court of Georgia is expected to soon decide whether a DeKalb County extended-stay motel operator’s contractual designation as an innkeeper, rather than landlord, precluded it from having to legally evict long-term guests who’d stopped paying weekly rent.

The outcome could impact pending damages claims filed by several patrons who considered themselves tenants of the apartment motel.

‘A Written Agreement Trumps Reality’

DeKalb State Court Judge Stacey Hydrick in Decatur, Georgia on January 31, 2013. (photo by Rebecca Breyer/freelance) DeKalb Superior Court Judge Stacey Hydrick. (Photo: Rebecca Breyer/ALM)

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