2026 state court fee data · Florida
Eviction in Florida
Recorded at $185–$400 - mid-pack among the civil filings in Florida, and one of 10 states where we price this filing.
Fee rank is not wait rank
Signature reading for Eviction in Florida: 3 days on waiting-period field among states publishing one. On this filing's state cohort, Florida sits in the upper third of recorded max fees ($185–$400). Florida records a short end of the waiting-period distribution for this filing (3 days). The published step list sits near the 7-step median for this filing (7 steps). According to PlainCivil's compiled state court fee schedules, Eviction in Florida ranks #26 of 120 process-state filings by maximum filing fee (highest max fee = #1). New York lists the highest eviction filing-fee ceiling at $500 among 10 states for this filing and also the recorded wait (14 days). Wait rank is still a separate board: North Carolina records 10 days on a $150 ceiling.
Eviction figures for Florida are compiled schedule reference, not legal advice - verify with the clerk where you intend to file.
In-state wait inventory
Waiting periods among Florida civil filings
Exclusive split of all 12 tracked filings in Florida - orthogonal to in-state fee placement below.
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In-state placement
Where eviction sits among Florida filings
Of the 12 civil filings we track in Florida, eviction ranks 7 by recorded maximum fee: mid-pack among the civil filings in Florida. Neighbours: Name Change at $409 and Court Mediation at $300.
Same-state corpus only, not a national ranking. How we place filings
10 of 10 states publishing a waiting-period field for this filing impose one; Florida records 3 days.
The Florida row lists 7 procedural steps against a 7-step median for this filing: a reading of published detail, not difficulty.
Filing Fee Details
$185-$400 in County Court. Sheriff service fee ~$40 per tenant.
Florida's high-band fee among states
Florida sits in the upper third of this filing's state cohort at $185–$400 (rank #3 of 10 by max fee).
Source: state court filing-fee schedules (upper-bound fee per state). Verify current amounts with the relevant court. How we calculate this ranking →
Key Requirements
- Serve proper written notice (3, 7, or 15 days depending on reason)
- File complaint in County Court
- Tenant has 5 days to respond (excluding weekends/holidays)
- Default judgment if no answer filed
Step-by-Step Process
- 1
Serve written notice (3-day pay-or-quit for non-payment)
- 2
File Complaint for Eviction in County Court
- 3
Sheriff serves tenant with 5-day summons
- 4
If no answer: default judgment
- 5
If answer filed: eviction hearing scheduled
- 6
Writ of Possession issued after judgment
- 7
Sheriff executes eviction (24-hour notice to tenant)
Important Notes
Florida process is relatively landlord-favorable. No statewide rent control.
Grounds / Eligibility
Non-payment (3-day notice), lease violation (7-day cure or 7-day termination), end of tenancy (15-60 day notice)
Quick Reference
- Fee stamp
- STANDARD schedule band
- Wait stamp
- SHORT clock band
- Filing Fee
- $185–$400
- Waiting Period
- 3 days
- Typical Timeline
- Uncontested: 2-3 weeks. Contested: 4-8 weeks.
Official Resources
Nearest fee-schedule peers in Florida
Ordered by ABS(filing_fee_max) to this row's STANDARD stamp - not an A-Z process catalog.
Take this with you
What to do with eviction in Florida's numbers, next.
- Read the step-by-step guide for eviction Eviction process guide
- See how every state compares on eviction filing fees View state rankings
- Check where this fee sits against every other filing we track Use the fee percentile tool
Filing fees and requirements change; verify current figures with your local court before filing.
| Publisher | PlainCivil |
| Sources | Public state court datasets and federal civil-justice records |