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Answer by the Tenant
The tenant has five days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) after service of the summons to file any defenses. When depositing rent funds with the Clerk and Comptroller's office, the deposit must be in cash, money order, cashier's check, or a check drawn on an attorney's trust account.
Clerk and Comptroller fees apply to the deposited amount, and are calculated at 3% for the first $500 and 1.5% for the remaining amount. Clerk and Comptroller fees may be paid by cash, money order, cashier's check, personal check (photo identification is required), or credit card.
Please note that credit card transactions are subject to a 3.5% non-refundable fee accessed by a third party payment processor (My Florida County website). If an Answer is filed, the landlord must contact the Court to schedule a hearing. Once scheduled, a Notice of Hearing must be provided to the tenant and filed with the Clerk and Comptroller.
Fees
Clerk and Comptroller fees apply to the deposited amount, and are calculated at 3% for the first $500 and 1.5% for the remaining amount. Clerk and Comptroller fees may be paid by cash, money order, cashier's check, personal check (photo identification is required), or credit card.
Please note that credit card transactions are subject to a 3.5% non-refundable fee accessed by a third party payment processor (My Florida County website). If an Answer is filed, the landlord must contact the Court to schedule a hearing. Once scheduled, a Notice of Hearing must be provided to the tenant and filed with the Clerk and Comptroller.
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Court Services
Physical Address
110 N Apopka Avenue
Inverness, FL 34450
Phone: 352-341-6424Fax: 352-341-6413
When contacting our office by phone, please select the following prompts to get to the correct department:
- 1 for Payments
- 3 for Traffic and Other Citations
- 4 for Criminal Matters
- 5 for Civil Matters
- 6 for Family Related Matters
- 7 for Jury and Evidence
- 8 for Payment Plan Information
Please click on the links below for list of Customer Service details at each location:
Courthouse
Customer Service at the West Citrus Government Center
TDD
800-955-8771
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m
External Forms
Related Documents
- ADA Grievance Procedure (PDF)
- ADA Grievance Procedure and Complaint Form (PDF)
- Attorney Instructions For Completing Final Disposition
- Civil Cover Instructions 1.997 (PDF)
- Civil Cover Sheet 1.997 (PDF)
- Criminal Record Search Request (PDF)
- Escrow Application (PDF)
- Eviction Damages Flow Chart (PDF)
- Eviction Possession Flow Chart (PDF)
- Motion - Confidentiality of Trial Court Records (PDF)
- MyFloridaCounty.com Fraud Prevention (PDF)
- Notice of Confidential Information (PDF)
- Order - Confidentiality of Trial Court Records (PDF)
- Personal Data Form for Payment Plan Agreement (PDF)
- Self Help Packet List (PDF)