Pulaski County, Georgia Eviction Risk: Very Low

Pulaski County sits in central Georgia with a total population of 4,731 and a single incorporated city, Hawkinsville, which anchors the county's rental market. The Eviction Risk Map rates Pulaski County at 2.4/10 (Low risk), placing it 91st out of 159 Georgia eviction laws counties - meaning 90 counties carry higher eviction risk while 68 are more landlord-friendly. That mid-range position reflects a rental market shaped by genuine affordability pressure rather than tenant-protective legislation.

Renters here pay an average of $794 per month, but a rent burden rate of 36.2% - meaning the average renter household spends more than a third of gross income on housing - signals that incomes are thin relative to even these modest rents. A poverty rate of 23.9% compounds that pressure: nearly one in four residents falls below the federal poverty line, and renters make up 49.8% of all households. That near-equal split between owners and renters is unusual for a rural Georgia eviction laws county of this size and points to a tenant population that is financially stretched. Hawkinsville's score of 2.4/10 mirrors the county average exactly, since it is the county's only scored city.

Georgia eviction laws law governs landlord-tenant relations statewide under O.C.G.A. § 44-7 (Landlord and Tenant), and Pulaski County operates entirely within that framework. There is no local rent control - Georgia eviction laws preempts local rent ordinances under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 - and no just-cause eviction requirement. Landlords may serve a 3-day notice for nonpayment of rent or a material lease violation under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50, or a 60-day notice for holdover tenancies under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7. Court filing fees run $60 to $250, sheriff lockout fees add $25 to $100, and attorney fees for a contested case typically range from $500 to $3,000. An uncontested eviction resolves in as few as 14 to 30 days; a contested matter stretches to 45 to 90 days. The habitability floor is set by O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13, and retaliation against tenants is prohibited under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-24. Fair housing complaints are handled by the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity; note that source-of-income is not a protected class under Georgia law, so landlords may decline housing vouchers without state-level penalty.

The Low risk score reflects Georgia eviction laws's landlord-favorable statutory framework rather than an absence of economic stress. The 23.9% poverty rate and 36.2% rent burden in Pulaski County indicate that collection risk is real even when legal process is fast.