Foreclosure Fees & Costs

Initial Filing Fees

All fees are subject to legislative changes.
Filing Type
Cost
Foreclosure Claims $50,000 and less (Level 1)
$400
Foreclosure Claims more than $50,000 and less than $250,000 (Level 2)
$905
Foreclosure Claims $250,000 and above (Level 3)
$1,905

Other Fees

All fees are subject to legislative changes.
Fee Type
Cost
Additional Defendant(s) more than five, per defendant
$2.50
Attorney Pro Hac Vice
$100
Foreclosure Counterclaim/Cross Claim/Third Party Claim (Level 1)
$395
Foreclosure Counterclaim/Cross Claim/Third Party Claim (Level 2)
$900
Foreclosure Counterclaim/Cross Claim/Third Party Claim (Level 3)
$1,900
Notice of Lis Pendens – Recording first page
$5
Notice of Lis Pendens – Recording additional page(s), per page
$4
Notice of Lis Pendens – Recording additional name(s) more than four, per name
$1
Judicial Sale Fee
$70
Electronic Sale Fee
$70
Payment Plan Contract Fee
$25
Registry of Court (placing funds into registry) – First $500**
3%
Registry of Court (placing funds into registry) – Each subsequent $100**
1.5%
Release of Lis Pendens, Dismissal, or Satisfaction – Recording first page
$10
Release of Lis Pendens, Dismissal, or Satisfaction – Recording additional page(s), per page
$8.50
Release of Lis Pendens, Dismissal, or Satisfaction – Recording additional name(s) more than four, per name
$1
Subpoena Issuance (sign and seal only), per subpoena
$2
Subpoena Preparation and Issuance (prepare, sign, and seal), per subpoena
$7
Summons Issuance (sign and seal only), per summons
$10
Summons Preparation and Issuance (prepare, sign, and seal), per summons
$17
Surplus Fund Fee
$28
Surplus Fund Disbursement Fee, per disbursement
$15

Payments Options:

Acceptable forms of payment for fees and costs are:

  • Bank check
  • Cash
  • Credit/Debit Card – All debit/credit transactions incur a 3.5% transaction fee charged by MyFloridaCounty.
    • American Express
    • Discover
    • MasterCard
    • Visa
  • In-state business check
  • Money order
  • Personal in-state check with proper identification

Payments for fees and costs must be remitted in U.S. currency. Do not send cash through the mail.

**Registry payments must be submitted in the form of certified funds: cash, cashier's checks or money orders.

Payments by check or money order:

Payments submitted by check or money order must be made payable to:
Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Clerk & Comptroller