Rotary Club of East Cobb distributes face masks and sanitizers

East Cobb Rotary PPE

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This past Wednesday, the East Cobb Rotary club distributed free face masks and hand sanitizers to many of our local charities and service organizations. Rotary club member Guy Gebhardt is seen delivering nearly 2,000 KN95 masks and hand sanitizers to the Cobb Police and Fire precincts on Lower Roswell Road. 

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Cobb Chief Magistrate Court judge provides evictions update

Brendan Murphy, Cobb Chief Magistrate Judge

On Friday Brendan Murphy, the Chief Magistrate Court Judge for Cobb County, provided the following update on the evictions process:

You, your case, and everyone’s good health matter to the Magistrate Court!  #MaskUpCobb

This is not intended to be used as legal advice. Please consult an attorney for legal advice about your individual case.

Here’s a summary of what’s new:

(1) The CDC has extended its limited, temporary halt in certain residential evictions until “at least March 31, 2021.”

(2) The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has appropriated CARES Act rental assistance funding to three (3) additional non-profit organizations, bringing the program to five total providers. The Center for Family Resources, MUST Ministries, and Sweetwater Mission join Star-C and HomeFree-USA’s Cobb County HomeSaver for Renters Program.

(3) After pausing all dispossessory hearings since December 11, 2020, the Magistrate Court will resume limited hearings on February 19, 2021. A hearing may be set down on the basis of a written request for emergency reason(s) including but not limited to physical violence, threats, criminal activity, other safety issues, and/or property destruction.  If the landlord has received a CDC Declaration in a residential, nonpayment of rent case, no hearing may be set.

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