Small Claims is a way of resolving many of those differences when a final conversation has not. This type of hearing is the civil version of a community court. Small claims is an informal process. The ...

This story is part of MassLive’s ongoing housing court guide series. You can read other stories in the series here. If the amount of money you are seeking in your lawsuit is $7,000 or less, you can ...

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Four Broward judges explain what plaintiffs need to know before seeing someone in small claims court, where disputes do not exceed $8,000 and most parties represent themselves.