Measure definition
What the eviction process costs, by stage
The distribution of realised cost by stage across completed cases, alongside estimated lost rent for the same cases where rent is recorded.
Findings in preparation
Published eviction cost figures almost always count filing fees and ignore vacancy, which inverts the actual ranking. Putting realised hard costs next to estimated lost rent is the correction.
How it is computed
- Population
- Completed cases with recorded cost by stage.
- Measure
- Realised cost per stage; lost rent estimated as monthly rent prorated across days from delinquency to recorded rent-ready date.
- Reported as
- Median and interquartile range per stage, plus the ratio of lost rent to total hard cost.
- Cut by
- Property type and setout scope.
- Suppression
- Cells below the disclosure threshold are suppressed.
What this measure does not tell you
- Our pricing, not a market survey — treat as one provider's realised cost, not a benchmark rate
- Lost rent is estimated, not observed; the estimation rule is published
- Court filing fees vary by county and change; they are reported as observed at the time of filing
Definitions are published before findings, deliberately.
Publishing the method first means the number can't be reverse-engineered to suit a conclusion. When the
analysis is complete the findings appear on this page under this definition, unchanged.
Eviction Labs is the research programme of EvictIQ. Findings describe our own completed case records and are not a representative sample of all Georgia evictions. Not legal advice. Services described here are contracted with EvictIQ and delivered by EvictIQ's vetted operator network. EvictIQ is the party you contract with and is accountable for the work.
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Methodology note
How we define populations, handle missing data and set disclosure thresholds.
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