Small Claims Court Limits
State |
Dollar Limits |
State Website |
Alabama |
$3,000 |
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Alaska |
$10,000 |
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Arizona |
$3,500 |
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Arkansas |
$5,000 |
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California |
$10,000 (A plaintiff may not file a claim over $2,500 more than twice a year. Local public entity and businesses have a limit of $5,000. Lawsuits by individuals against a guarantor that charges for its guarantor or surety services is limited to $6,500) |
|
Colorado |
$7,500 |
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Connecticut |
$5,000 (Except in security deposits claims between landlord and tenant disputes |
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Delaware |
$15,000 |
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District of Columbia |
$5,000 |
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Florida |
$5,000 |
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Georgia |
$15,000 (There is no limit with an eviction case) |
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Hawaii |
$5,000 (There is no limit in landlord-tenant residential security deposit cases. For return of leased or rented personal property, the property must not be worth more than $5,000) |
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Idaho |
$5,000 |
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Illinois |
$10,000 |
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Indiana |
$6,000 |
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Iowa |
$5,000 |
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Kansas |
$4,000 |
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Kentucky |
$2,500 |
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Louisiana |
$5,000 (in city court), $5,000 (justice of peace court but no limit on evictions) |
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Maine |
$6,000 |
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Maryland |
$5,000 |
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Massachusetts |
$7,000 (no limit for property damage caused by motor vehicles) |
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Michigan |
$5,000 |
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Minnesota |
$10,000 ($4,000 for consumer credit transactions, $15,000 for claims with money or personal property subject to criminal forfeiture) |
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Mississippi |
$3,500 |
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Missouri |
$5,000 |
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Montana |
$7,000 |
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Nebraska |
$3,500 |
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Nevada |
$7,500 |
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New Hampshire |
$7,500 |
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New Jersey |
$3,000 ($5,000 for security deposit claims) |
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New Mexico |
$10,000 |
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New York |
$5,000 ($3,000 in town and village courts) |
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North Carolina |
$10,000 |
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North Dakota |
$15,000 |
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Ohio |
$3,000 |
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Oklahoma |
$7,500 |
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Oregon |
$10,000 |
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Pennsylvania |
$12,000 |
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Rhode Island |
$2,500 |
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South Carolina |
$7,500 |
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South Dakota |
$12,000 |
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Tennessee |
$25,000 (There is no limit on eviction cases or suits to recover property) |
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Texas |
$10,000 |
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Utah |
$10,000 |
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Vermont |
$5,000 |
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Virginia |
$5,000 |
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Washington |
$5,000 |
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West Virginia |
$5,000 |
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Wisconsin |
$10,000 (There is no limit on eviction cases) |
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Wyoming |
$6,000 |