Columbus eviction research
City-level context for eviction filings in Columbus, Georgia. Cited figures are labeled. Missing figures are omitted.
Court and process (high level)
An eviction in Columbus is a court case, not a lockout. The owner files; the tenant has a chance to answer; a hearing may be set; a judgment, if entered, is not possession. A writ executed by the local sheriff, marshal, or constable is typically required before a setout. We do not guarantee any of those intervals.
Georgia dispossessory cases are filed in the magistrate court of the county where the property is located. The statutory tenant answer period is 7 days from service. A judgment does not restore possession; a separate writ of possession is required. Writs are executed by the county sheriff, except in Fulton County where the Marshal's Department executes them.
Georgia city pages may sit inside EvictIQ’s operational sample (metro Atlanta and surrounding counties). Operational measures still describe EvictIQ completed cases, not every filing in this city.
Census Vintage 2024 population estimate: 201,830. Population is not an eviction statistic.
Primary county (largest Census place-part): Muscogee County. Places can cross county lines.
Cited filing or judgment figures
Eviction Lab’s 2016 rankings extract includes this place (GEOID 1319000) but the judgment and rate cells are blank. We do not fill them in. See Eviction Lab rankings.
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