My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Georgia
There's been a whole lot leading up to the current situation, but long story short: I own a 1971 mobile home that cannot be moved from the lot it sits on because if it's age, and also due to the owners of the park sawing off the tongues of every trailer in the park. I am about to go into court for the second time on an eviction attempt (my lot rent has been ordered reduced to zero until repairs to the plumbing underneath the unit are made- all plumbing below unit are the parks responsibility according to lot rental contract. Repairs were not done properly but park owners filed for eviction, 4 days before lot rent would have even been due if I had owed it.) I have had no luck finding information on how the law works in regard to owning what is essentially a permanent stucture on rented land and how an eviction could work.
The park is fully aware that the homes are no longer mobile, yet rents the lots after "selling" the homes and will file eviction after the first day late on one lot rent payment. I am the first person to have managed to get my title handed over after buying, in the past the park has simply ignored requests for titles after the homes are paid off and will try to get tenants to leave willingly and give up rights to the home in exchange for not having been formally evicted. I have not given in to the bullying and have become a major thorn in the owner's sides. I've done great at building my case other than the odd problem of owning a home on land I rent. If my trailer is no more mobile than say, a brick house would be, is it legal for the party that sold it to me to rent me the lot it is permanently attached to and then evict me from the lot?
Also, if the fair market value of the home listed with the county tax assessor (in my case $2,900) exceeds the amount claimed to be owed to landlord ($521.17) if they were actually able to force me out of the home I own since they have claim to the land would they have to pay me the difference for the home since it is stuck there? Any help would be appreciated, I have spent the past 6 months wading through miles of dense legal code, case law, state tenant/landlord rights, housing codes, anything at all I can find related to mobile homes and the laws regarding such. Considering I have nothing but a high school diploma, a relentless drive to obtain ALL of the knowledge, and not to brag or anything, more smarts than you can shake a stick at to work with, I've done pretty well thus far. I'm just baffled when it comes to this one detail, and feel that it may be a fairly crucial piece of this legal clustermuck I've been engulfed in here.
For the record I should add, I don't think for one second that the judge is going to rule against me as far as even owing these people rent. There is no ambiguity here in the court orderRepairs have not been done properly and when I was served notice to pay I gave them written notice that the repairs according to the court have not been done and my lot rent is still zero. I am set to go in front of the same judge that absolutely reamed the owners, manager and their lawyer and then ruled in my favor. In May 2015. Over the same problem that has yet to be fixed here in September."Plaintiff has been grossly negligent in refusing to repair the plumbing underneath the residence. Plaintiff acknowledges that such repairs are it's responsibility. The court finds that the rent value of the lot has been diminished to zero and shall remain at zero until the plumbing has been repaired"
No, not a bit worried about being evicted over rent.
I'd really like to get the deed to my lot. The owners have no interest in keeping up their responsibilities as landlords and are basically slumlords running a lease purchase scam on people living below the poverty level, and have done well at getting away with it till I came along. Since my case they have not successfully evicted -anyone- other than one person who was in jail on their court date and was evicted by default.
Saying that I am incredibly unpopular with the owners because I have assisted other residents with understanding what rights they have is a massive understatement and also a large part of why I am finding myself due to be back in court soon. I would love nothing more than to not have to deal with these people anymore, but I also am absolutely unwilling to hand over my home to them so that they can use it to fleece yet another poor family jumping at the chance to actually own the roof over their head and finding out it was the land below them they got screwed on.
Thanks for any advice, opinions, personal experience with anything like this or helpful aiming in the right direction. I sure could use it!

