What is a small claims case?
A small claims case is a legal action filed in county court to settle minor legal disputes among parties where the dollar amount involved is $5,000.00 or less, excluding costs, interest, and attorney fees. Generally, Florida law gives the person suing the right to file suit in any one of several places as listed below. If the person being sued has been sued in any place other than one of these places, he/she has the right to request that the case be moved to a proper location or venue. A proper location or venue may be one of the following: • Where the contract was entered into. • If the suit is on an unsecured promissory note, where the note is signed or where the maker resides. • If the suit is to recover property or to foreclose a lien, where the property is located. • Where the event giving rise to the suit occurred. • Where any one or more of the defendants sued reside. • Any location agreed to in a contract. • In an action for money due, if there is no agreement as to where suit
