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A complete filing guide.
Small claims court is where money disputes are resolved on simplified procedures, with a filing fee set by the court and a hearing before a judge.
Below: the claim limit, the court's filing fee, the courthouse with its hours and phone, the towns and ZIP codes this county covers, and how to file. Squabble prepares the paperwork and files it for you.
Small claims here are heard at more than one courthouse. The court matches a case to a location by address.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
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Suffolk County has 2 courthouses listed above; Boston Municipal Court, Central Division is one of them. Suffolk County covers 58 ZIP codes, including the Allston, Boston and Brighton areas.
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Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday to Sunday Closed
Residents of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, which has a population of 793,144, can file small claims cases through the Massachusetts Small Claims Court, where the claim limit is $7,000. One location handling these matters is the Boston Municipal Court, Central Division, in Boston, at 24 New Chardon Street, Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, 02114, reachable at (617) 788-8600 or online at http://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/bmc/. That courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and it is closed Saturday and Sunday. Suffolk County also includes the Suffolk County Superior Court at 3 Pemberton Square in Boston, 02108, with the same weekday hours and a phone number of (617) 788-8175. The county covers Boston along with Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury, Allston, and Brighton, and ZIP codes such as 02109, 02118, and 02127. It lies near Norfolk County, Middlesex County, and Essex County.
More than one location takes small claims here. The court matches a case to a location by address.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these communities:
Allston, Boston, Brighton, Charlestown, Chelsea, Dorchester, Dorchester Center, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Readville, Revere, Roslindale, Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing, South Boston, West Roxbury, Winthrop.
Suffolk County is the 4th most populous of Massachusetts's 14 counties, with about 793,144 residents. Boston Municipal Court, Central Division, in Boston, is about 4 miles from the Norfolk County courthouse in Quincy and 2 miles from the Middlesex County courthouse in Medford.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
State law sets the rules on what the court can hear, serving the other side, filing deadlines, interest, the hearing and collecting a judgment.
Last checked August 2026. Verify current details with the court.
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