Where eviction cases actually lose time
Most published eviction data counts filings. Almost none of it measures what happens between filing and possession — which is where the weeks go. Eviction Labs measures that, from operational records, with the method published before the findings.
Six things worth measuring
Each has a published definition covering population, computation, reporting form, cuts and suppression rules.
Case Aging
Case aging measures the distribution of how long currently-open eviction cases have been open, measured from filing. It is the standard…
Filing to Hearing
The interval between the dispossessory being filed and the case being heard, for cases that reach a hearing. It is largely a measure of…
Judgment to Writ
The interval from judgment entry to the writ of possession actually being executed. In our records this is consistently the stage with …
Writ and Setout Delays
A decomposition of the reasons an execution window was missed, rescheduled, or ran long, coded from our completion reports.…
Cost Benchmarks
The distribution of realised cost by stage across completed cases, alongside estimated lost rent for the same cases where rent is recor…
Portfolio Delinquency
How delinquency is distributed within portfolios — concentration, persistence, and what share resolves without a filing.…
What we commit to
Aggregate only, never identifiable
Nothing we publish contains tenant names, addresses, case numbers or any detail that could identify a household. Counts below a disclosure threshold are suppressed rather than published thin.
Methodology before findings
Every figure is published alongside how it was computed, what population it covers, and what it excludes. A number without a method attached is marketing, not research.
We describe our own book, and say so
Our records are the cases we worked. That is an operationally rich sample and a biased one — it over-represents owners who hire a service. We state that on every publication rather than implying population coverage we don't have.
No number gets created to earn a link
If the data doesn't support a finding, we don't publish one. A research programme that manufactures statistics for backlinks is worth less than no research programme.
Corrections are published, not quietly edited
If we get something wrong, the correction goes on the page with a date.
Planned reports
| Report | Cadence | Covers | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia eviction filing report | Annual | Filing volume and disposition across our Georgia case records. | In preparation |
| Metro Atlanta case-flow report | Quarterly | Cycle time by stage across the metro counties we work. | In preparation |
| County-by-county cycle time | Quarterly | Median and spread per county, with exclusion rates. | In preparation |
| Writ and setout delay analysis | Annual | Coded reasons execution windows are missed or run long. | In preparation |
| Eviction cost structure | Annual | Realised cost by stage against estimated lost rent. | In preparation |
| Portfolio delinquency outlook | Annual | Delinquency structure and resolution paths across managed portfolios. | In preparation |
About this programme
Is this an academic research organisation?
No. Eviction Labs is the research programme of EvictIQ, a Georgia eviction service provider. We publish operational data from our own completed cases. We state that plainly on every publication because the alternative would be misleading.
Where does the data come from?
Our own case records — cases we filed, served and completed. That makes the operational detail unusually rich and the sample unrepresentative of all Georgia evictions. Both are true and we publish both.
Do you publish tenant information?
Never. Nothing we publish contains tenant names, addresses, case numbers or any detail that could identify a household, and cells below our disclosure threshold are suppressed.
Can I cite these figures?
Yes, with attribution and with the caveat that the sample is one provider's book rather than a population. The methodology page states exactly what each figure covers.
Can I get the underlying data?
Aggregate datasets are published alongside reports. Record-level data is never released.
Do you take commissions or sponsored research?
No. Everything published here is our own analysis of our own records.
Request a data briefing
For journalists, analysts and portfolio owners who want the detail ahead of publication.
Methodology note
Populations, missing-data handling, disclosure thresholds.
Managing a portfolio?
We run these same measures against a single portfolio as a private assessment.