PAMELA WILLIAMS v. MY RENTALS LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: August 11, 2025
• Docket: A26A0100
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ August 11, 2025

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A0100. PAMELA WILLIAMS v. MY RENTALS LLC et al.

This case began as a dispossessory proceeding in magistrate court. The magistrate court found against Pamela Williams and issued a writ of possession, and Williams filed a petition for review to the superior court. My Rentals then filed a motion for summary judgment and Williams filed a motion seeking reduction of rent paid into the registry, among other relief. After a hearing, the superior court granted My Rentals’s motion for summary judgment, denied Williams’s motion, and issued another writ of possession. Williams then filed a notice of appeal. We lack jurisdiction. Appeals from superior court decisions reviewing lower court decisions by petition for review must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1), (b); Bullock v. Sand, 260 Ga. App. 874, 875 (581 SE2d 333) (2003). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996). Because this case involves a petition for superior court review of a magistrate court decision, Williams was required to file an application for discretionary review. See Bullock, 260 Ga. App. at 875. Her failure to do so deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 08/11/2025 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.