Hennepin County District Court Filing Fees and Waivers

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Applies to

Nonpayment eviction response

A tenant defending a nonpayment eviction must bring the rent and the court fees listed on the complaint to court.

When you are being evicted for not paying rent:Bring the rent money to court with the court fees listed on the complaint. Bring your money in the form of cash or certified check;

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Answer

A tenant's Answer must be filed with the filing fee at the Housing Court counter, and a copy must be given to the landlord before the hearing begins.

If you wrote a response (Answer) to your landlord’s complaint, file the Answer, with the filing fee, at the front counter of Housing Court. Give a copy of the Answer to your landlord before the hearing starts;

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ETRA petition

An ETRA filing requires payment of the filing fee unless the court orders a waiver for inability to pay because of low income.

To file an ETRA, the tenant must do the following: Pay the filing fee (unless the filing fee is ordered waived due to inability to pay due to low income);

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Claim form

A claim form requires a filing fee, but a financially qualifying claimant may file an affidavit of inability to pay instead.

You must file your completed claim form with the court and pay a filing fee. Visit the Fees tab on our homepage to see current fee amounts. If you financially qualify, you may complete and file the Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee.

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Claim form

A claim may be filed in person or by mail; mailed filings require the correct fee by check payable to Conciliation Court or a fee-inability affidavit.

You may file in person or by mail. If you file by mail, send your completed claim form along with the correct filing fee (checks should be payable to Conciliation Court) or Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee to:

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Counterclaim

A counterclaim requires a filing fee, but a financially qualifying filer may submit a fee-inability affidavit.

When you have filled out your counterclaim, you must file it with the court and pay a filing fee. Visit the Fees tab on our homepage to see current fee amounts. If you financially qualify, you may complete and file the Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee.

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Counterclaim

If filing by mail, you must send the completed claim form and either the correct filing fee, payable by check to Conciliation Court, or an Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee.

If you file by mail, send your completed claim form along with the correct filing fee (checks should be payable to Conciliation Court) or Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee to:

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Hearing date change request

If you have not paid the initial filing fee, you must include the fee for your request to be processed; if you financially qualify, you may file the Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee.

If you have not already paid the initial filing fee, you must include the fee for the request to be processed. Visit the Fees tab on our homepage to see current fee amounts. If you financially qualify, you may complete and file the Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee.

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Ex parte new trial request

If you have not paid the initial filing fee, you must include it for your request to be processed; if you financially qualify, you may file the Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee.

If you have not already paid the initial filing fee, you must include the fee for the request to be processed. Visit the Fees tab on our homepage to see current fee amounts. If you financially qualify, you may complete and file the Affidavit of Inability to Pay Conciliation Court Filing Fee.

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Transcript of judgment request

An in-person transcript-of-judgment request requires the debtor-identification affidavit and payment of a fee.

Apply in person at the civil division counter on the 3rd floor court's tower of the Hennepin County Government Center to request a transcript of your judgment. You will need to complete an Affidavit of Identification of Judgment Debtor and pay a fee.

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Satisfaction of judgment

Filing a Satisfaction of Judgment with the court requires a filing fee.

there is a filing fee to file the Satisfaction with the court.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Filing

A filing will be rejected unless all required fees are paid at filing or the filing includes a fee-waiver request.

All required filing fees must be paid at the time of filing or submitted with a fee waiver request, or the filing will be rejected.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Condemnation Appeal case

A party filing a notice of appeal must initiate a new Condemnation Appeal case and pay a first filing fee.

The party must file a new Condemnation Appeal case with their notice of appeal and pay a first filing fee.

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Civil cases

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Administrative default judgment

The required filing fees must be paid when filing the documents needed to request administrative default judgment.

To ask that a judgment entered by default on an administrative basis, the following documents must be filed with the court along with the required filing fees:

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Jury trial request

A tenant requesting a jury trial may be required to pay a jury fee.

If you want a jury trial, you may have to pay a jury fee.

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Additional hearing date change request

A party may request one hearing-date change, and additional requests may result in costs of up to $50.

You may ask to change your hearing date only one time. If you need to make additional requests, the Court may order you to pay costs of up to $50.

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Subpoena

A Conciliation Court subpoena used to require a reluctant witness to appear is available for a fee.

If a witness is reluctant to appear, you may use a "subpoena" (written form from the court) to require them to appear. Subpoenas are available from the Conciliation Court for a fee.

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Subpoena

A subpoena used to obtain relevant documents held by another person is available from Conciliation Court for a fee.

You can also demand that someone give you documents that relate to the dispute that another person has but is not willing to give to you voluntarily. You do this with a subpoena that you can get from the Conciliation Court for a fee.

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Transcript of judgment request ?

Paying the filing fee

Summary: An electronic transcript-of-judgment request requires payment of the filing fee.

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Transcript of judgment request ?

Check payable to the District Court Administrator (fee schedule)

Summary: A mailed transcript-of-judgment request must include a check payable to the District Court Administrator.

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Removal ?

Pay the filing fee.

Summary: A removal filed in District Court requires payment of a filing fee.

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Drug related seized property claim ?

Effective August 1, 2010, claims for return of seized property may be filed in Conciliation Court if the property is valued at $20,000 or less. There is no filing fee.

Summary: No filing fee is required for a drug-related seized-property claim filed in Conciliation Court.

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Alcohol related seized vehicle claim ?

Effective August 1, 2012, claims for return of seized property may be filed in Conciliation Court if the property is valued at $20,000 or less. There is no filing fee.

Summary: No filing fee is required for an alcohol-related seized-vehicle claim filed in Conciliation Court.

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Pleadings

FAM - Authorized Filing of Pleadings without Fees by Adult Representation Services - Nov. 2023

Summary: Pleadings filed by Adult Representation Services may be filed without a fee.