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Measure definition

Where writs and setouts lose time

A decomposition of the reasons an execution window was missed, rescheduled, or ran long, coded from our completion reports.

Findings in preparation
Courthouse and case-flow research on eviction timelines
Courthouse and case-flow research on eviction timelines
The judgment-to-writ interval tells you how much time is lost. This tells you why. In our experience the reasons are logistical rather than legal, and that is a testable claim worth publishing.

How it is computed

Population
Setouts in our records with a completion report, including those where the initial window was missed.
Measure
Coded reason categories per event — application timing, executing-office queue, crew availability, scope mismatch, access failure, other.
Reported as
Share of events by reason category, with counts.
Cut by
County and property type.
Suppression
Categories below the disclosure threshold are grouped into 'other'.

What this measure does not tell you

  • Reason coding is our own and involves judgement — the coding rules are published with the report
  • Reflects our operational practice, so it is partly a measure of us
  • Not comparable to another provider's coding unless they use the same rules
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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