small claims court definition

small claims court means a small claims court established or designated in terms of section three.
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small claims court. If the tenant believes that the landlord has unlawfully withheld an excessive amount of the security deposit, and the parties cannot resolve the dispute between themselves, small claims court is an option. If the landlord deliberately withheld more than his lawful share of the security deposit, or deliberately withheld the deposit past the thirty-day period, the court may award the tenant the cost of her attorney' s fees, in addition to any other damages.
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small claims court means a court which processes small claims;
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Examples of small claims court in a sentence

  • First, we will not invoke our right to arbitrate a claim you bring in Small Claims Court or an equivalent court, if any, so long as the claim is pending only in that court.

  • Notwithstanding this arbitration provision, You are not prohibited from bringing an action in Small Claims Court to resolve Your dispute.

  • The parties agree that, in the event of any dispute under the agreement in which the amount sought is $5,000.00 or less, any litigation to resolve the dispute shall be brought in the Ventura County Small Claims Court.

  • However, both parties reserve their rights to submit any monetary dispute to the Small Claims Court or another court with jurisdiction.

  • Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each party retains the right to pursue in Small Claims Court any dispute within that court’s jurisdiction.

  • Further, this arbitration provision shall apply only to disputes in which either party seeks to recover an amount of money (excluding attorneys’ fees and costs) that exceeds the jurisdictional limit of the Small Claims Court.

  • In addition, in any arbitration that you elect to file that could be heard in Small Claims Court in your jurisdiction, we will pay the filing fees and other arbitration fees above the cost of filing in that Small Claims Court.

  • The parties agree that, in the event of any unresolved dispute under the agreement in which the amount sought is $5,000.00 or less, any litigation to resolve the dispute shall be brought in the Ventura County Small Claims Court.

  • We agree to honor a request by you to remove the action to a Small Claims Court, provided that we receive the request within thirty days of the notice of commencement of arbitration.

  • In the event of a dispute as to any such charges, Resident(s) shall pay the disputed amount as required, but may file a Small Claims Court action for a refund and, if such Court determines that the amount charged by Landlord is excessive, Landlord shall promptly refund any such overcharge.


More Definitions of small claims court

small claims court means the court defined as such in the Small Claims Court Act, R.S.Y. 1986 c. 160;
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small claims court means a court established under section 2(1) for the adjudication of small civil claims in terms of this Act;
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small claims court means the trial court from which the appeal is taken.
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small claims court. Any party may require that a Dispute be resolved in Small Claims Court if the Dispute and related claims are fully within that court’s jurisdiction. If Idaho law governs the Dispute, the following provision is included.
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Related to small claims court

  • BC Court means the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

  • Lawsuit means any lawsuit, arbitration or other dispute resolution filed by either party herein pertaining to any of this Warrant, the Facility Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

  • Chosen Court has the meaning assigned in Section 8.5(b).

  • Competent Court means the Supreme Court of India or any High Court, or any tribunal or any similar judicial or quasi-judicial body that has jurisdiction in relation to issues relating to the Project.

  • Supreme Court means the North Carolina Supreme Court.

  • New York Court means the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of the State of New York.

  • Court of Appeal means the division of the Supreme Court referred to in section 7(1)(b);

  • Trial court means the court or agency from which an appeal or judicial review is taken.

  • foreign court means a judicial or other authority competent to control or supervise a foreign proceeding;

  • clerk of the court means the person who for the time being is the clerk of every Magistrates Court at a place or places appointed under this Act for the holding of Magistrates Courts in question, and includes any assistant clerk of the court, deputy clerk of the court and any person who for the time being occupies or performs the duties of such office.

  • Quebec Court means the Superior Court of Quebec.

  • Issuing court means the court that makes a child custody determination for which enforcement is sought under this chapter.

  • Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.

  • Youth court means the court established pursuant to this chapter to hear all proceedings in

  • Tribal Court means a court with jurisdiction over child custody proceedings and that is either a Court of Indian Offenses, a court established and operated under the code of custom of an Indian tribe or any other administrative body of a tribe that is vested with authority over child custody proceedings.

  • the Court means the High Court;

  • Claim means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena, or investigation of any nature, whether civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or other, and whether at law, in equity or otherwise brought against an Indemnified Person.

  • Litigation Claims means the claims, rights of action, suits or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that any Debtor or any Estate may hold against any Person or Entity, including, without limitation, the Causes of Action of the Debtors or their Estates, in each case solely to the extent of the Debtors’ or their Estates’ interest therein. A non-exclusive list of the Litigation Claims held by the Debtors as of the Effective Date will be Filed with the Plan Supplement, which will be deemed to include any derivative actions filed against any Debtor as of the Effective Date.

  • Juvenile court means the district court of this state.

  • Unresolved Claim means a Claim, which at the relevant time, in whole or in part: (a) has not been Finally Determined to be a Proven Claim in accordance with the Amended Claims Procedure Order and this Plan; (b) is validly disputed in accordance with the Amended Claims Procedure Order; and/or (c) remains subject to review and for which a Notice of Allowance or Notice of Revision or Disallowance (each as defined in the Amended Claims Procedure Order) has not been issued to the Creditor in accordance with the Amended Claims Procedure Order as at the date of this Plan, in each of the foregoing clauses, including both as to proof and/or quantum;

  • Delaware Court means the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

  • Appellate court means the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or both, as appropriate.

  • Released Claim means the matters that are subject to release and discharge pursuant to ARTICLE 10 hereof;

  • Court of competent jurisdiction means a federal court, or a state court that entered an order in a child custody proceeding involving an Indian child, as long as the state court had proper subject matter jurisdiction in accordance with this chapter and the laws of that state, or a tribal court that had or has exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1911.

  • ADR Proceeding means either an Arbitration or a Mediation.

  • consumer dispute means a dispute where the person against whom a complaint has been made, denies or disputes the allegations contained in the complaint;