Study Finds Eviction Process Amid COVID-19 Depends On Where Georgia Residents Live

Georgia has 159 counties. And according to a new study, that’s meant 159 approaches to evictions during the pandemic.

Throughout the state, Georgia’s highest court has directed courts to pause non-essential services to stop the spread of COVID-19. But the details have been left up to the chief justices of local courts.

So Researchers at Georgia State University teamed up with nonprofits, including Georgia Appleseed, to call county courthouses across the state. While courts have suspended hearings for evictions, they found counties were taking very different approaches to other steps in the dispossessory process.