Eviction cost by state (2026)
Court filing and service fees for an eviction vary by state, and often by county. This page lists only fees we verified from official court, clerk or statute sources on Nov 7, 2026. For every other state, check with your state or county clerk before you file.
Beginner tip: the filing fee is only the start. Most places also charge to serve the papers and, later, to carry out a writ or warrant of possession.
General info, not legal advice. Verify the statute or ask a local attorney. Details
The short answer
There is no single U.S. eviction fee. Each state (and often each county) sets its own court filing fee, and sheriffs or process servers charge separately to serve the summons and to enforce a possession order. On this page we publish dollar amounts only where an official source listed them when we checked on Nov 7, 2026.
Verified tonight: Florida (statewide statutes + county table), California (statewide Superior Court unlawful-detainer filing fees), and Texas (statewide Justice Court eviction filing fee). For every other state, use the link to that state's landlord-laws page and confirm current fees with the clerk before you file.
Florida (verified)
Fla. Stat. Sec. 34.041 sets the county-court filing fee for a removal-of-tenant action at $180, and many Florida clerks publish the total with statutory add-ons as $185. Fla. Stat. Sec. 30.231 sets Sheriff fees at $40 for each summons or writ, plus $50 more for a writ that requires a levy. Where clerks and sheriffs list all four common fees (file, issue summons, serve summons, carry out writ), a one-tenant possession-only case often lands around $325-$332.
Full county-by-county table (10 counties checked): Florida eviction cost by county →
Sources: Fla. Stat. Sec. 34.041 (2026) · Fla. Stat. Sec. 30.231 (2026) · RentToolkit Florida eviction cost · Checked Nov 7, 2026
California (verified)
California's Judicial Council statewide civil fee schedule (effective Jan 1, 2026) sets Superior Court unlawful-detainer first-paper filing fees at:
- $240 when the amount demanded is up to $10,000 (limited civil UD)
- $385 for limited civil UD over that amount (up to the limited-civil ceiling)
- $435 for unlimited civil UD (amount over $35,000)
Some counties add a local courthouse-construction surcharge on top of the statewide uniform fee. Service of process and lockout/writ fees are separate and vary by county sheriff or registered process server — we did not publish those tonight.
Source: California Courts: Statewide Civil Fee Schedule (eff. Jan 1, 2026) · Checked Nov 7, 2026
Texas (verified)
The Texas Office of Court Administration's Justice Court Civil Suits and Actions schedule lists the total filing fee for an Eviction Proceeding at $54.00 statewide (the $21 state consolidated fee plus the $33 local consolidated fee). That is the filing fee only.
Service of citation and writ-of-possession fees are set locally. Example (not statewide): Travis County's official JP Civil Fee Schedule as of Jan 1, 2026 lists eviction cases at $54 filing + $90 service for one party ($144 total) and a writ of possession at $205.
Sources: Texas OCA: Justice Court Civil Suits and Actions (01/01/24) · Texas Judicial Branch: Justice Court filing fees · Travis County JP Civil Fee Schedule (Jan 1, 2026) · Checked Nov 7, 2026
All other states
Check with your state. We have not verified dollar amounts from official clerk/court/statute sources for the states below tonight, so we do not invent numbers here. Start with that state's landlord-laws page for notice periods and process, then confirm current filing and service fees with the court clerk where the rental is located.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands landlord-law pages are still being verified and may be noindex.
What these fees usually do not include
- Attorney fees
- Lost rent while the case is pending
- Moving, storage or locksmith costs after a writ
- Private process-server premiums above the sheriff fee
- Local courthouse surcharges that some counties add on top of a statewide schedule
Related tools and pages
Landlord laws by state · Florida eviction cost by county · Florida landlord-tenant law · Late fee calculator · Landlord starter kit
General information only. Not legal advice. RentToolkit is not a law firm. Laws and local ordinances change, so check the official source and talk to a licensed attorney before acting.
General information only. Not legal advice. RentToolkit is not a law firm. Laws and local ordinances change, so check the official source and talk to a licensed Florida attorney before acting.