Miami-Dade County Small Claims Court Locations

Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts, County Civil Division

• In person at ONS Justice Center or district court locations
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

Walk-in filing is available at 6 locations: ONS Justice Center Central Court (Miami), Hialeah District Court, Coral Gables District Court, North Dade Justice Center, South Dade Justice Center, Joseph Caleb Center Court.

Filing locations

6

Hours

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, excluding holidays

Filing fee

$55–$300

File without going in

Yes, online

Every location that takes a small claims filing

Miami-Dade County accepts small claims filings at:

• ONS Justice Center Central Court (Miami)
• Hialeah District Court
• Coral Gables District Court
• North Dade Justice Center
• South Dade Justice Center
• Joseph Caleb Center Court

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

Is Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County fits one of those, Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts, County Civil 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 Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts, County Civil 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 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 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. Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts, County Civil Division accepts 3 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. Miami-Dade 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

Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts, County Civil Division accepts a filing:

• In person at ONS Justice Center or district court locations
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

Common questions

Where is small claims court in Miami-Dade County?

Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts, County Civil Division, 20 NW 1st Ave, Room 6.240, Miami, FL 33128.

What are the Miami-Dade County small claims court hours?

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 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 Miami-Dade County?

Not necessarily. Miami-Dade County accepts a filing in person at ons justice center or district court locations; florida courts e-filing portal.

Which Miami-Dade County location do I file at?

Miami-Dade County has 6 filing locations: ONS Justice Center Central Court (Miami), Hialeah District Court, Coral Gables District Court, North Dade Justice Center, South Dade Justice Center, Joseph Caleb Center Court. Which one is correct usually depends on where the defendant lives or where the dispute happened.