2026 state court fee data · Georgia
Eviction in Georgia
Recorded at $60–$175 - mid-pack among the civil filings in Georgia, and one of 10 states where we price this filing.
Fee rank is not wait rank
Signature reading for Eviction in Georgia: 7 steps on published procedural depth for this filing. On this filing's state cohort, Georgia sits in the lower third of recorded max fees ($60–$175). Georgia records a long end of the waiting-period distribution for this filing (7 days). The published step list sits near the 7-step median for this filing (7 steps). According to PlainCivil's compiled state court fee schedules, Eviction in Georgia ranks #82 of 120 process-state filings by maximum filing fee (highest max fee = #1). New York lists the highest eviction filing-fee ceiling at $500 among 10 states for this filing and also the recorded wait (14 days). Wait rank is still a separate board: North Carolina records 10 days on a $150 ceiling.
Eviction figures for Georgia are compiled schedule reference, not legal advice - verify with the clerk where you intend to file.
In-state wait inventory
Waiting periods among Georgia civil filings
Exclusive split of all 12 tracked filings in Georgia - orthogonal to in-state fee placement below.
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In-state placement
Where eviction sits among Georgia filings
Of the 12 civil filings we track in Georgia, eviction ranks 8 by recorded maximum fee: mid-pack among the civil filings in Georgia. Neighbours: Divorce at $225 and Small Claims at $150.
Same-state corpus only, not a national ranking. How we place filings
10 of 10 states publishing a waiting-period field for this filing impose one; Georgia records 7 days.
The Georgia row lists 7 procedural steps against a 7-step median for this filing: a reading of published detail, not difficulty.
Filing Fee Details
$60-$175 in Magistrate Court. Sheriff service fee ~$25-$50 additional.
Georgia's low-band fee among states
Georgia sits in the lower third of this filing's state cohort at $60–$175 (rank #7 of 10 by max fee).
Source: state court filing-fee schedules (upper-bound fee per state). Verify current amounts with the relevant court. How we calculate this ranking →
Key Requirements
- Send demand for possession (7 days)
- File Dispossessory Affidavit in Magistrate Court
- Sheriff serves defendant (7-day answer period)
- Writ of Possession after judgment
Step-by-Step Process
- 1
Demand tenant vacate (in writing)
- 2
File Dispossessory Affidavit in Magistrate Court
- 3
Sheriff serves tenant (7 days to answer)
- 4
If no answer: default judgment
- 5
If answer filed: hearing within 7-14 days
- 6
Writ of Possession issued
- 7
Sheriff enforces eviction
Important Notes
Georgia calls eviction "dispossessory." Magistrate Court process is relatively fast.
Grounds / Eligibility
Non-payment (7-day demand letter), lease violation, end of term (60-day notice for month-to-month)
Quick Reference
- Fee stamp
- CLERK schedule band
- Wait stamp
- SHORT clock band
- Filing Fee
- $60–$175
- Waiting Period
- 7 days
- Typical Timeline
- Hearing within 7-14 days. Writ issues shortly after judgment.
Official Resources
Nearest fee-schedule peers in Georgia
Ordered by ABS(filing_fee_max) to this row's CLERK stamp - not an A-Z process catalog.
Take this with you
What to do with eviction in Georgia's numbers, next.
- Read the step-by-step guide for eviction Eviction process guide
- See how every state compares on eviction filing fees View state rankings
- Check where this fee sits against every other filing we track Use the fee percentile tool
Filing fees and requirements change; verify current figures with your local court before filing.
| Publisher | PlainCivil |
| Sources | Public state court datasets and federal civil-justice records |