Florida eviction cost by county

The short answer

All 10 Clerks below list a $185 filing fee for an eviction. Where they are listed, the Clerk also charges $10 for each summons it issues, and the Sheriff charges $40 to serve the summons and $90 to carry out the writ of possession. In the 7 counties where all four of those fees are listed (Columbia, Duval, Hendry, Hillsborough, Orange, Putnam and Walton), they add up to $325 for one tenant if the case goes all the way to the writ. Columbia and Duval also list a $7 Clerk fee to issue the writ, which makes $332.

Each extra tenant you name adds a summons fee and a service fee. Where both are listed, that is $10 + $40 = $50 per added person. This is only court and Sheriff fees for a possession-only case for unpaid rent. It does not include a lawyer, lost rent or anything else on this page’s “not included” list.

Fees by county (one tenant, possession only)

“Not listed” means the official page we read doesn’t give that fee, so we don’t state one. The last column only adds up the fees that are listed. Clerk and Sheriff fees change, so confirm with your Clerk before you file.

Statutes: Fla. Stat. § 34.041 · Fla. Stat. § 30.231 · Checked 2026-11-02

Where each fee comes from

• Filing fee. Fla. Stat. § 34.041 sets county court filing fees. For a removal-of-tenant action it lists a fee “not to exceed $180” (§ 34.041(1)(a)8.) and an added $4 charge (§ 34.041(1)(b)). Every Clerk we checked posts $185, so use the Clerk’s number, not a sum you work out yourself.
• Summons. § 34.041(1)(d) says the Clerk collects $10 for issuing a summons and assesses it against the party who asks for the summons. Jackson and Putnam list an extra $7 when the Clerk prepares the summons for you.
• Sheriff. § 30.231(1)(a) sets $40 for each summons or writ to be served, and § 30.231(1)(b) adds $50 for a writ that requires a levy or seizure of property. The fees are fixed and nonrefundable. The Sheriff pages and Clerk packets we checked list $90 for a writ of possession. You can also hire a private process server for the summons, but we haven’t checked what they charge.
• Writ of possession. § 83.62(1): after a judgment for the landlord, the Clerk issues a writ telling the Sheriff to put the landlord in possession after 24 hours’ notice posted on the premises. Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays don’t stay the 24 hours. Under § 83.62(2) the Sheriff may charge a reasonable hourly rate to stand by while you change the locks, paid by whoever asks.

Source: Fla. Stat. § 34.041 · Fla. Stat. § 30.231 · Fla. Stat. § 83.62 · Checked 2026-11-02

Where the fees come up in a Florida eviction

1. 3-day notice for unpaid rent. No court fee. The tenant has 3 days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and court-observed legal holidays (§ 83.56(3)).
2. File the complaint in the county court where the rental is (§ 83.59(2)). You pay the filing fee and the summons fee here.
3. Sheriff serves the summons. You pay the Sheriff’s service fee. The Clerks’ packets say the tenant then has 5 days, not counting the day of service, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, to respond. A tenant who raises a defense other than payment must deposit the rent into the court registry, or file a motion to determine the rent, within those 5 days (§ 83.60(2)).
4. Judgment and writ. If the landlord wins, the Clerk issues the writ and you pay the Sheriff’s writ fee (plus the Clerk’s writ fee where one is listed). The Sheriff gives 24 hours’ notice, then puts you in possession (§ 83.62).

Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.56 · Fla. Stat. § 83.59 · Fla. Stat. § 83.60 · Fla. Stat. § 83.62 · Checked 2026-11-02

Not included in the table

Attorney fees (we haven’t checked any lawyer’s price), a private process server if you use one instead of the Sheriff, copies, postage and notary charges, rent you lose while the case runs, and rekeying or cleaning afterward. The court may award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the winning side (§§ 83.48, 83.59(4), 83.625), and in a nonpayment case it can enter a money judgment for unpaid rent with costs (§ 83.625). Whether it does is up to the judge.

Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.48 · Fla. Stat. § 83.625 · Fla. Stat. § 83.59 · Checked 2026-11-02

Counties we haven’t checked

Florida has 67 counties and this page covers 10. We haven’t read the other counties’ official fee schedules yet, so we don’t list them. Check your Clerk’s eviction page, or start from our Florida county pages. We will add counties as we verify them.

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