| Small claims court |
Small claims court may be used only for certain types of cases. Amounts in your area may vary. These are as follows:
* Lawsuits (such as breach of contract, property damage or personal injury) when the amount
claimed is $5,000 or less;
* All evictions, regardless of the amount of rent claimed;
* Actions for the return of earnest money tendered pursuant to a contract for purchase of real
property, regardless of the amount claimed;
* Replevins (repossessions of property) if the value of the property does not exceed $5,000
or if the property is consumer goods leased or purchased on credit from a dealer;
* Actions for the confirmation, vacation, modification or correction of an arbitration award
where arbitration was in settlement of a controversy arising out of a transaction for the purchase of
real property, regardless of the amount of that award;
* Garnishments (to enforce judgments from funds owed to the debtor) when the amount owed
is $5,000 or less;
* Property Taxes (suits by municipalities to recover delinquent personal property taxes).
