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Legal Cost Per Eviction Calculator
Evictions carry full legal cost stacks. This calculator sums all components.
Total legal cost
$1,600
Base cost (uncontested)
$1,250
Contested cost
$1,600
How the math works
Base = attorney + filing + service + writ. Contested adds hearing cost.
Track eviction legal cost as a rolling 90-day average per property. Properties running double the portfolio average aren't unlucky — they've usually got process gaps (slow filings, repeated service failures, contested hearings) that translate into days of extra vacancy on top of the direct fees.
How to Use
- Enter attorney fee.
- Enter filing fee.
- Enter service of process fee.
- Enter writ of possession fee.
- Enter hearing/court cost.
- Read full legal cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Typical ranges?
Uncontested eviction (most MF): $700-1,800. Contested with hearing: $1,800-5,000. Appeals: add $2-10k. Commercial evictions (higher stakes, slower): $5-30k+. Jurisdictional variance is massive; know your local market.
Recovery?
Writ and attorney fees are usually recoverable in judgment. Actual collection rate on judgment: 20-40% (higher when wages garnishable). Most landlords write off 60-80% of eviction legal cost after factoring collection.
Speed vs cost?
Using pre-paid eviction attorney (volume discount): 20-40% cheaper than ad hoc. Automated filing services (Rentec, Avail, LeaseHawk Pro): fastest. Doing-it-yourself not recommended in contested markets; procedural errors cost months.
What documentation matters here?
Written leases, move-in/move-out inspections with photographs, ledger entries showing every payment and charge, served notices with proof of service, and contemporaneous emails or texts. Courts weigh written evidence heavily; informal understandings rarely stand. Institutional operators run a monthly file audit to catch gaps before they matter. Good paper trails recover most of what's owed.
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