Fill and Sign the In the Magistrate Court of Richmond County Georgia Form

M AGISTRATE COURT OF ____________________ COUNTY, GEORGIA DATE FILED ______________________ CASE NO. _____________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Di spossessory Answer ___________________________________________ Plaintiff’s Name & Address vs. ___________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________ Defendant’s Name & Address Defendant’s Name & Address (If two or more Defendants) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ I am the Defendant. I am filing an Ans wer I s tate the following in res pons e to Plaintiff’s claim in this laws uit: _____ I do not have a landlord tenant relations hip with the plaintiff. _____ My landlord did not give me the proper notice that my leas e or rental agreement was terminated in accordance with the terms of o ur leas e. The landlord did not properly demand that I move before filing the dis pos s essory. _____ My landlord terminated my l eas e without a valid reas on. _____ I do not owe any rent to my landlord. _____ I offered and had the money to pay my rent on or before the date I us ually pay, but my landlord refus ed to accept it. _____ My landlord would not accept my rent, cor rect late fees and the court cos ts . I had all the money to pay. _____ My landlord failed to repair the property. This failure has lowered its value or res ulted in other damages more than the ren t claimed. _____ I am a res idential tenant. This is my firs t dis pos s es sory action. I am paying all my rent, late fees and court cos ts to the clerk. _____ My landlord is not entitled to evict me or s ecure a money judgment for the following additional reas ons : (attach if neces s ary ) _______________ COUNTERCLAIM - (Pleas e us e another s heet for additional s pace, as needed.) _____ My landlord owes me $________________ for the following reas on(s ): ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ _____ My landlord failed to repair my property. Due to this failure, its value has been reduced $______________________ each month for_______________ months . _____ Since my landlord failed to make reques ted repairs , I made thes e repairs . I made thes e repairs that cos t $______________. I have all my receipts . I will bring the receipts and all documents concerning thes e payments to my trial. _____ My landlord’s failure to repair res ulted in damages of $_______________ _ to my pers on and/or property. ______________________________________________ __ (Print name of Defendant filing ans wer & mailing addres s ) ______________________________________________ __ ______________________________________________ __ This ___ day of _______________, 20__ __ __________________________________________ ____________________________________________ DEFENDANT /ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT( S) DEPUTY CLERK EACH DEFENDANT MUS T FILE THEIR OWN ANS WER. Attorneys may file ans wers for more than one defendant, pro s e litigants cannot.