Neighborhoods throughout the metro Atlanta area are having trouble recovering from the real estate crisis that has lingered in the US. One problem faced by Atlanta area homes is squatting. Vandals, thieves, prostitutes, drug dealers, and the homeless can move into these vacant properties and destroy the interiors in no time. Atlanta officials are getting regular reports of squatting and vandalism. This problem is a large reason for many homes in the southwest Atlanta area struggling to sell. It’s problematic for the occupied homes as well, as the slums are moving in to nicer areas where the vacant homes are.

The Atlanta movers have a growing concern for housing fraud and all the problems that follow, such as the squatting epidemic. Floors are ripped up, appliances ripped out, and copper wiring and pipes stolen to sell. Code violations are now expanding to illegal tenants, kudzu and overgrown bushes and grass, and junk filled plots of land. Hopefully, now that the code enforcement is teaming up with Atlanta police, the problem can begin to be nipped in the bud.