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When every other method to collect has failed, small claims is the right remedy to seek. Small claims is a lawyer free courtroom designed to hear public disputes in the presents of an actual judge. The associates of CivilTree have assisted thousands of clients in the recovery of their money using the legal procedures of small claims courts. |
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What is the maximum I can sue for in my state?
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Maximum Small Claims Amount Allowed |
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Alabama |
$3,000 |
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$10,000 |
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Arizona |
$2,500 |
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Arkansas |
$5,000 |
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California: |
$7,500 |
(In the state of CA, licensed contractor or surety firm can only ask for the amount of $4,000, and business entities can only sue for $5,000) |
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Colorado |
$7,500 |
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Connecticut |
$5,000 |
(No limit in claims against landlord-tenant security deposit claims) |
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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 |
(No limit in claims against landlord/tenant cases) |
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Hawaii |
$3,500 |
(No limit in landlord-tenant residential deposit cases. the return of must not be worth more than $3,500). |
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Idaho |
$4,000 |
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Illinois |
$15,000 |
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Indiana |
$6,000 |
($6,000 for Marion and Allen counties) |
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Iowa |
$5,000 |
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Kansas |
$4,000 |
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Kentucky |
$1,500 |
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Louisiana |
$3,000 |
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Maine |
$4,500 |
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Maryland |
$5,000 |
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Massachusetts |
$2,000 |
(No limit for claims against property damage caused by a motor vehicle.) |
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Michigan |
$3,000 |
(Claims against motor vehicle damages in no-fault traffic accident is $500) |
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Minnesota |
$7,500 |
(Claims based on a personal or household transactions is $4,000) |
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Mississippi |
$2,500 |
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Missouri |
$3,000 |
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Montana |
$3,000 |
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Nebraska |
$2,400 |
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Nevada |
$5,000 |
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New Hampshire |
$5,000 |
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New Jersey |
$3,000-$15,000 |
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New Mexico |
$10,000 |
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New York |
$5,000 |
(The limit is $3,000 in town and justice courts). |
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North Carolina |
$5,000 |
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North Dakota |
$5,000 |
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Ohio |
$3,000 |
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$6,000 |
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Oregon |
$7,500 |
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Pennsylvania |
$8,000 |
($10,000 in Philadelphia Municipal Court) |
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Rhode Island |
$1,500 |
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South Carolina |
$7,500 |
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South Dakota |
$8,000 |
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Tennessee |
$15,000 |
($25,000 in Shelby and Anderson counties and no limit on claims against eviction suits or suits to recover personal property) |
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Texas |
$5,000-$10,000 |
($10,000 in some counties) |
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Utah |
$7,500 |
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Vermont |
$5,000 |
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Virginia |
$5,000 |
(General district courts of VA hear claims around $4,500 to $15,000) |
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Washington |
$5,000 |
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West Virginia |
$5,000 |
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Wisconsin |
$5,000 |
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Wyoming |
$5,000 |
($7,000 is the limit in circuit court) |
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