| Alabama | No eviction-specific fee in the statute; general civil filing fee by docket and amount: district court $35 (small claims up to $1,500), $109 (over $1,500 to $3,000), $198 (over $3,000 to $20,000); circuit court $297; plus $50 per additional plaintiff in district court |
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| Alaska | $150 (district court filing fee, statewide) |
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| Arizona | $41 justice court forcible entry and detainer filing (state base fee effective December 28, 2024; local fees may be added) |
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| California | $240 (claims up to $10,000), $385 (over $10,000 to $35,000), $435 (over $35,000); San Bernardino, San Francisco, and Riverside may be slightly higher |
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| Colorado | County court civil fee by amount claimed: $95 (under $1,000), $115 ($1,000 to $14,999.99), $145 ($15,000 to $25,000); tenant pays $0 to answer an eviction |
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| Connecticut | $175 entry fee for summary process and landlord and tenant actions (statewide) |
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| Delaware | $45 landlord/tenant filing fee (includes service by the court); $40 service of writ of summary possession; $60 appeal to 3-judge panel |
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| Florida | $180 statutory maximum for a removal of tenant action in county court (a claim for money damages carries its own tier fee) |
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| Iowa | $95 filing and docketing fee in small claims, plus $20 postage for mailed original notice and officer service fees |
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| Maryland | $50 failure to pay rent ($60 Baltimore City) plus $5 service per tenant; breach of lease or tenant holding over $56 ($66 Baltimore City); statewide schedule |
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| Michigan | District court civil filing fee by amount in controversy: $25 up to $600; $45 over $600 to $1,750; $65 over $1,750 to $10,000; $150 over $10,000 (statute does not name summary proceedings separately) |
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| Minnesota | $310 district court civil filing fee (statewide; statute names no eviction-specific fee) |
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| Montana | $40 complaint filing fee in justice court (statewide schedule for every civil action in a justice court; city court fees are not included) |
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| Nebraska | $20 base county court civil fee for all services through judgment, plus $5 for a writ of restitution; other statutory add-on fees apply and were not totaled |
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| Nevada | Justice court: $225 for a formal unlawful detainer action after a notice to surrender under NRS 40.255; $75 for a writ of restitution; other filings by sum claimed ($50 up to $2,500); statewide statute, county add-ons not checked |
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| New Jersey | $50 for one defendant plus $5 per additional defendant; $7 service fee for delivery by a special civil part officer |
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| New Mexico | $77 to file the Petition by Owner for Restitution; sheriff or process server fees extra |
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| New York | $45 in New York City Civil Court (notice of petition in a summary proceeding); fees in courts outside New York City are not included |
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| North Carolina | $96 statewide before a magistrate ($80 General Court of Justice fee + $12 facilities fee + $4 court technology fee), plus $30 sheriff service fee per defendant |
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| Oregon | $88 statewide filing fee for a dwelling unit under ORS chapter 90, plus any other fee authorized by law |
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| South Carolina | $20 statutory magistrate fee for landlord proceedings against a tenant; serving a rule by the magistrate's officer adds $5 plus mileage |
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| South Dakota | $25 clerk fee for a civil case filed for jury or court trial (base statutory fee; any surcharges are not included) |
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| Texas | $21 state consolidated civil filing fee collected by the justice court clerk; county filing and service fees are separate and not included here |
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| Utah | $105 to $375 by damages claimed: $105 for $2,000 or less; $215 for over $2,000 and under $10,000; $375 for $10,000 or more (general civil complaint tiers; the court page says the amount is shown on the civil cover sheet) |
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| Vermont | $295 Superior Court civil entry fee (general fee; no separate eviction fee found in the section) |
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| Virginia | $36 court fee per unlawful detainer (statewide statutory district court civil fee); sheriff service and any other add-on fees not included |
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| Washington | $45 case-initiating filing fee for an unlawful detainer under chapter 59.18 (statute says this is in addition to any other fee required by law) |
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| West Virginia | Magistrate court: $30 for relief other than money damages; $30 to $50 when rent is claimed, by amount sought ($500 or less $30; to $1,000 $35; to $2,000 $40; over $2,000 $50) |
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| Wisconsin | $22 small claims clerk fee until October 31, 2026; $39 from November 1, 2026 (2025 Wis. Act 179); other statutory surcharges are separate and not totaled here |
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| Wyoming | $70 ($20 filing fee + $40 court automation fee + $10 indigent civil legal services fee) for civil matters in circuit court |
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