In 2022, Georgia police entered a rented apartment thinking it was vacant and detained two men; four years later, an appeals court revived parts of their case against the complex that employed an officer

• A late-night incident involving an off-duty police officer working as a private security guard has led to an important legal development for tenant safety rights in Georgia.
• The Georgia Court of Appeals has restored civil claims against apartment owner SMRE Roswell SPE LLC after an officer wrongly believed a rented apartment was empty and detained the tenants living there.
• The ruling in case number A26A1353, issued on 3 November 2026, partly reversed an earlier court decision.