Broward County Small Claims Court Locations

Broward County Clerk of Courts, County Civil/Small Claims Division

• In person at the Central (Fort Lauderdale), North Regional (Deerfield Beach), South Regional (Hollywood), or West Regional (Plantation) courthouse - the case is heard where it is filed
• By mail to any of the four County Civil offices (Statement of Claim signed and notarized; filing fee and service fee as separate money orders/cashier's checks)
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

Walk-in filing is available at 4 locations: Central Courthouse - 201 S.E. 6th Street, Room 3170, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, North Regional Courthouse - 1600 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Room 160, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, South Regional Courthouse - 3550 Hollywood Blvd., Room 100, Hollywood, FL 33021, West Regional Courthouse - 100 N. Pine Island Road, Room 170, Plantation, FL 33324.

Filing locations

4

Hours

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (excluding holidays)

Filing fee

$55–$300

File without going in

Yes, online

Every location that takes a small claims filing

Broward County accepts small claims filings at:

• Central Courthouse - 201 S.E. 6th Street, Room 3170, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
• North Regional Courthouse - 1600 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Room 160, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
• South Regional Courthouse - 3550 Hollywood Blvd., Room 100, Hollywood, FL 33021
• West Regional Courthouse - 100 N. Pine Island Road, Room 170, Plantation, FL 33324

Any of these counters will accept the filing. The case is heard at the location the clerk assigns.

Is Broward County the right court for your case?

Which court may hear a small claims case turns on where the dispute belongs, not on where it is convenient for you to go. It is normally:

• Where the defendant lives — or, for a business, where it has its place of business.
• Where the events you are suing about actually happened.
• Where a contract was to be performed, where the claim is about an agreement.

If Broward County fits one of those, Broward County Clerk of Courts, County Civil/Small Claims Division can hear it. If none of them fits, the case belongs in another county's court and filing here costs you the fee and the time before it is transferred or dismissed.

We cannot advise you which venue to choose. Where two courts would both be proper, either is a valid filing.

Going to Broward County Clerk of Courts, County Civil/Small Claims Division in person

If you are filing at the counter rather than by mail or online, this is the shape of the visit.

1. Go during filing hours, not court hours. The counter is open 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (excluding holidays). Clerks stop accepting new filings before closing, so arriving in the last half hour is how people end up coming back.
2. Bring the completed claim form and your copies. If your claim is based on a written agreement, a copy must be attached to the form. Bring a copy for the court, one for each defendant, and one for yourself.
3. Bring the fee, in a form this clerk takes. The filing fee is $55–$300. Broward County Clerk of Courts, County Civil/Small Claims Division accepts 5 forms of payment — cash is not always one of them, and cards are not always one either. Service is a further $40 per defendant.
4. Know the defendant's exact legal name and address. The clerk will not look it up for you, and a judgment against a trade name that is not the legal entity is difficult to collect on afterwards.
5. Leave with your court date. Broward County sets the first court date at filing, so you leave the counter knowing when to come back.

Court staff can explain procedure and check a form is complete. They cannot tell you what to write in your claim, or whether to bring it at all.

Ways to file without standing in line

Broward County Clerk of Courts, County Civil/Small Claims Division accepts a filing:

• In person at the Central (Fort Lauderdale), North Regional (Deerfield Beach), South Regional (Hollywood), or West Regional (Plantation) courthouse - the case is heard where it is filed
• By mail to any of the four County Civil offices (Statement of Claim signed and notarized; filing fee and service fee as separate money orders/cashier's checks)
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

Free help at the courthouse

Broward County runs a self-help center for people filing without a lawyer. It can:

• Point you at the right form for your case type
• Check a form is complete before you hand it in
• Broward offers interactive Self Service Forms preparation and a Forms and Self Help section; clerks help with forms but cannot give legal advice.

Court staff can explain procedure. They cannot tell you what to write in your claim, or whether you should file at all — that is the line they are not allowed to cross, and it is the part most people actually need.

Common questions

Where is small claims court in Broward County?

Broward County Clerk of Courts, County Civil/Small Claims Division, 201 S.E. 6th Street, Judicial Complex West Building, 3rd Floor, Room 3170, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.

What are the Broward County small claims court hours?

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (excluding holidays). Confirm before travelling — court hours change around holidays.

Do I have to go to the courthouse to file in Broward County?

Not necessarily. Broward County accepts a filing in person at the central (fort lauderdale), north regional (deerfield beach), south regional (hollywood), or west regional (plantation) courthouse - the case is heard where it is filed; by mail to any of the four county civil offices (statement of claim signed and notarized; filing fee and service fee as separate money orders/cashier's checks); florida courts e-filing portal.

Which Broward County location do I file at?

Broward County has 4 filing locations: Central Courthouse - 201 S.E. 6th Street, Room 3170, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, North Regional Courthouse - 1600 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Room 160, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, South Regional Courthouse - 3550 Hollywood Blvd., Room 100, Hollywood, FL 33021, West Regional Courthouse - 100 N. Pine Island Road, Room 170, Plantation, FL 33324. Which one is correct usually depends on where the defendant lives or where the dispute happened.