This information is not legal advice. Costs vary significantly by jurisdiction, case complexity, and attorney. Consult a licensed attorney for advice specific to your situation.
Our methodologyLandlord-Tenant Dispute Costs
Legal assistance for landlords or tenants in disputes over lease violations, security deposit disputes, habitability issues, illegal lockouts, or eviction proceedings. Local housing laws vary significantly, making local counsel important.
Cost by Case Type
| Case Type | Estimated Cost * |
|---|---|
| Uncontested (both parties agree) | $179 – $771 |
| Contested (court required) | $1,165 – $5,014 |
| Flat Fee Arrangement (hourly equivalent) | $359 – $1,543 |
Filing fees (court costs, separate from attorney fees): $100 – $400
* Estimated based on national averages. Costs vary significantly by jurisdiction, case complexity, and attorney experience.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Landlord-Tenant Dispute
Low
$448
Typical
$1,188
High
$1,928
Low
$373
Typical
$1,004
High
$1,634
Low
$367
Typical
$993
High
$1,618
Low
$460
Typical
$1,225
High
$1,990
Low
$449
Typical
$1,189
High
$1,929
Low
$460
Typical
$1,228
High
$1,995
Low
$612
Typical
$1,604
High
$2,597
Low
$371
Typical
$999
High
$1,626
Low
$332
Typical
$895
High
$1,458
Low
$463
Typical
$1,232
High
$2,001
Low
$414
Typical
$1,103
High
$1,792
Low
$455
Typical
$1,207
High
$1,959
Low
$334
Typical
$902
High
$1,469
Low
$643
Typical
$1,694
High
$2,744
Low
$485
Typical
$1,291
High
$2,098
Low
$434
Typical
$1,160
High
$1,886
Low
$315
Typical
$853
High
$1,391
Low
$389
Typical
$1,042
High
$1,695
Low
$444
Typical
$1,184
High
$1,924
Low
$400
Typical
$1,075
High
$1,750
Low
$511
Typical
$1,356
High
$2,200
Low
$425
Typical
$1,135
High
$1,845
Low
$513
Typical
$1,357
High
$2,201
Low
$511
Typical
$1,352
High
$2,193
Low
$315
Typical
$853
High
$1,391
Low
$471
Typical
$1,246
High
$2,022
Low
$482
Typical
$1,284
High
$2,086
Low
$486
Typical
$1,290
High
$2,093
Low
$572
Typical
$1,505
High
$2,438
Low
$542
Typical
$1,433
High
$2,324
Low
$369
Typical
$994
High
$1,619
Low
$485
Typical
$1,286
High
$2,087
Low
$352
Typical
$949
High
$1,545
Low
$395
Typical
$1,057
High
$1,719
Low
$395
Typical
$1,057
High
$1,719
Low
$447
Typical
$1,184
High
$1,922
Low
$269
Typical
$738
High
$1,207
Low
$492
Typical
$1,308
High
$2,124
Low
$467
Typical
$1,246
High
$2,025
Low
$360
Typical
$970
High
$1,581
Low
$571
Typical
$1,496
High
$2,422
Low
$336
Typical
$910
High
$1,483
Low
$434
Typical
$1,153
High
$1,871
Low
$479
Typical
$1,269
High
$2,058
Low
$425
Typical
$1,135
High
$1,846
Low
$534
Typical
$1,416
High
$2,297
Low
$479
Typical
$1,277
High
$2,075
Low
$328
Typical
$888
High
$1,448
Low
$599
Typical
$1,578
High
$2,556
Low
$426
Typical
$1,131
High
$1,835
Low
$450
Typical
$1,190
High
$1,930
Low
$589
Typical
$1,544
High
$2,500
Low
$411
Typical
$1,096
High
$1,782
Low
$410
Typical
$1,100
High
$1,791
Low
$567
Typical
$1,491
High
$2,416
Low
$358
Typical
$961
High
$1,565
Low
$494
Typical
$1,311
High
$2,129
Low
$444
Typical
$1,184
High
$1,923
Low
$418
Typical
$1,114
High
$1,811
Low
$334
Typical
$903
High
$1,471
Low
$475
Typical
$1,257
High
$2,039
Low
$458
Typical
$1,223
High
$1,988
Low
$270
Typical
$741
High
$1,212
Low
$410
Typical
$1,100
High
$1,791
Low
$429
Typical
$1,145
High
$1,861
Low
$536
Typical
$1,415
High
$2,294
Low
$393
Typical
$1,052
High
$1,710
Low
$429
Typical
$1,146
High
$1,862
Low
$531
Typical
$1,405
High
$2,279
Low
$573
Typical
$1,509
High
$2,445
Low
$381
Typical
$1,025
High
$1,669
Low
$331
Typical
$896
High
$1,461
Low
$391
Typical
$1,046
High
$1,701
Low
$372
Typical
$1,000
High
$1,628
Low
$424
Typical
$1,134
High
$1,844
Low
$451
Typical
$1,196
High
$1,941
Low
$456
Typical
$1,214
High
$1,972
Low
$459
Typical
$1,222
High
$1,986
Low
$383
Typical
$1,025
High
$1,667
Low
$380
Typical
$1,021
High
$1,662
Low
$382
Typical
$1,026
High
$1,671
Low
$458
Typical
$1,211
High
$1,965
Low
$561
Typical
$1,476
High
$2,392
Low
$460
Typical
$1,219
High
$1,978
Low
$469
Typical
$1,251
High
$2,033
Low
$445
Typical
$1,177
High
$1,909
Low
$511
Typical
$1,356
High
$2,200
Low
$460
Typical
$1,218
High
$1,976
Low
$457
Typical
$1,208
High
$1,960
Low
$356
Typical
$957
High
$1,558
Low
$479
Typical
$1,273
High
$2,067
Low
$453
Typical
$1,199
High
$1,945
Low
$320
Typical
$866
High
$1,411
Low
$654
Typical
$1,709
High
$2,764
Low
$479
Typical
$1,273
High
$2,067
Low
$482
Typical
$1,284
High
$2,086
Low
$345
Typical
$931
High
$1,517
Low
$431
Typical
$1,153
High
$1,876
Low
$308
Typical
$832
High
$1,356
Low
$637
Typical
$1,666
High
$2,695
Low
$328
Typical
$886
High
$1,444
Low
$412
Typical
$1,097
High
$1,783
Low
$430
Typical
$1,148
High
$1,866
Low
$391
Typical
$1,046
High
$1,702
Low
$539
Typical
$1,419
High
$2,299
Low
$446
Typical
$1,182
High
$1,919
Low
$330
Typical
$892
High
$1,455
Low
$580
Typical
$1,521
High
$2,462
Low
$421
Typical
$1,121
High
$1,821
Low
$458
Typical
$1,221
High
$1,985
Low
$389
Typical
$1,042
High
$1,695
Low
$475
Typical
$1,264
High
$2,054
Low
$433
Typical
$1,151
High
$1,868
Low
$340
Typical
$917
High
$1,493
Low
$365
Typical
$982
High
$1,599
Low
$405
Typical
$1,082
High
$1,759
Low
$445
Typical
$1,188
High
$1,930
Low
$400
Typical
$1,070
High
$1,740
Low
$352
Typical
$946
High
$1,539
Low
$483
Typical
$1,281
High
$2,080
Low
$386
Typical
$1,033
High
$1,681
Low
$461
Typical
$1,227
High
$1,994
Low
$551
Typical
$1,463
High
$2,375
Low
$344
Typical
$923
High
$1,503
Low
$394
Typical
$1,054
High
$1,714
Low
$511
Typical
$1,356
High
$2,200
Low
$579
Typical
$1,523
High
$2,468
Low
$467
Typical
$1,239
High
$2,012
Low
$496
Typical
$1,312
High
$2,129
Low
$511
Typical
$1,356
High
$2,200
Low
$513
Typical
$1,356
High
$2,200
Low
$458
Typical
$1,223
High
$1,988
Low
$583
Typical
$1,529
High
$2,474
Low
$390
Typical
$1,041
High
$1,691
Low
$413
Typical
$1,097
High
$1,782
Low
$327
Typical
$883
High
$1,439
Low
$435
Typical
$1,159
High
$1,883
Low
$411
Typical
$1,099
High
$1,787
Low
$391
Typical
$1,042
High
$1,693
Low
$373
Typical
$1,005
High
$1,637
Low
$456
Typical
$1,216
High
$1,976
Low
$392
Typical
$1,050
High
$1,707
Low
$409
Typical
$1,092
High
$1,775
Low
$379
Typical
$1,017
High
$1,654
Low
$326
Typical
$883
High
$1,440
Low
$488
Typical
$1,291
High
$2,094
Low
$328
Typical
$883
High
$1,438
Low
$576
Typical
$1,515
High
$2,455
Low
$457
Typical
$1,216
High
$1,975
Low
$513
Typical
$1,355
High
$2,196
Low
$576
Typical
$1,517
High
$2,458
Low
$318
Typical
$860
High
$1,402
Low
$483
Typical
$1,281
High
$2,080
Low
$454
Typical
$1,209
High
$1,964
Low
$551
Typical
$1,463
High
$2,375
Low
$390
Typical
$1,041
High
$1,692
Low
$409
Typical
$1,092
High
$1,775
Low
$398
Typical
$1,068
High
$1,739
Low
$535
Typical
$1,422
High
$2,308
Low
$343
Typical
$922
High
$1,500
Low
$330
Typical
$889
High
$1,448
Low
$489
Typical
$1,297
High
$2,105
Low
$269
Typical
$738
High
$1,208
Low
$325
Typical
$878
High
$1,431
Low
$432
Typical
$1,154
High
$1,876
Low
$407
Typical
$1,089
High
$1,771
Low
$513
Typical
$1,356
High
$2,200
Low
$426
Typical
$1,139
High
$1,852
Low
$407
Typical
$1,090
High
$1,772
Low
$376
Typical
$1,015
High
$1,654
Low
$344
Typical
$929
High
$1,514
Low
$643
Typical
$1,694
High
$2,744
Low
$368
Typical
$983
High
$1,599
Low
$323
Typical
$874
High
$1,425
Low
$480
Typical
$1,275
High
$2,069
Low
$406
Typical
$1,083
High
$1,761
Low
$394
Typical
$1,056
High
$1,718
Low
$377
Typical
$1,008
High
$1,640
Low
$582
Typical
$1,539
High
$2,497
Low
$378
Typical
$1,011
High
$1,644
Low
$398
Typical
$1,059
High
$1,720
Low
$344
Typical
$923
High
$1,503
Low
$367
Typical
$983
High
$1,598
Low
$408
Typical
$1,091
High
$1,774
Low
$494
Typical
$1,307
High
$2,121
Low
$456
Typical
$1,214
High
$1,972
Low
$397
Typical
$1,061
High
$1,725
Low
$477
Typical
$1,267
High
$2,058
Low
$364
Typical
$985
High
$1,606
Low
$452
Typical
$1,198
High
$1,945
Low
$372
Typical
$994
High
$1,617
Low
$619
Typical
$1,623
High
$2,627
Low
$398
Typical
$1,065
High
$1,731
Low
$386
Typical
$1,035
High
$1,683
Low
$338
Typical
$911
High
$1,484
Low
$398
Typical
$1,064
High
$1,730
Low
$333
Typical
$897
High
$1,461
Low
$417
Typical
$1,114
High
$1,810
Low
$469
Typical
$1,245
High
$2,021
Low
$455
Typical
$1,211
High
$1,967
Low
$408
Typical
$1,092
High
$1,776
Low
$431
Typical
$1,144
High
$1,856
Low
$350
Typical
$943
High
$1,535
Low
$454
Typical
$1,209
High
$1,964
Low
$411
Typical
$1,095
High
$1,780
Low
$351
Typical
$943
High
$1,535
Low
$393
Typical
$1,052
High
$1,710
Low
$362
Typical
$976
High
$1,590
Low
$338
Typical
$915
High
$1,492
Low
$359
Typical
$964
High
$1,569
Low
$346
Typical
$933
High
$1,520
Low
$357
Typical
$961
High
$1,564
Low
$459
Typical
$1,218
High
$1,978
Low
$643
Typical
$1,694
High
$2,744
Low
$444
Typical
$1,177
High
$1,910
Low
$465
Typical
$1,235
High
$2,006
Low
$643
Typical
$1,694
High
$2,744
Low
$388
Typical
$1,045
High
$1,702
Low
$339
Typical
$917
High
$1,495
Low
$453
Typical
$1,201
High
$1,949
Low
$483
Typical
$1,276
High
$2,068
Low
$454
Typical
$1,201
High
$1,948
Low
$583
Typical
$1,535
High
$2,487
Low
$410
Typical
$1,097
High
$1,784
Low
$382
Typical
$1,030
High
$1,678
Low
$459
Typical
$1,227
High
$1,995
Low
$411
Typical
$1,094
High
$1,778
Low
$422
Typical
$1,124
High
$1,826
Low
$355
Typical
$955
High
$1,555
Low
$519
Typical
$1,371
High
$2,224
Low
$493
Typical
$1,308
High
$2,122
Low
$426
Typical
$1,129
High
$1,833
Low
$457
Typical
$1,220
High
$1,982
Low
$396
Typical
$1,060
High
$1,724
Low
$458
Typical
$1,223
High
$1,988
Low
$551
Typical
$1,463
High
$2,375
Low
$430
Typical
$1,150
High
$1,870
Low
$475
Typical
$1,260
High
$2,044
Low
$408
Typical
$1,093
High
$1,778
Low
$487
Typical
$1,296
High
$2,105
Low
$465
Typical
$1,236
High
$2,008
Low
$363
Typical
$981
High
$1,600
Low
$371
Typical
$1,001
High
$1,630
Low
$429
Typical
$1,146
High
$1,864
Low
$323
Typical
$874
High
$1,425
Low
$590
Typical
$1,553
High
$2,515
Low
$324
Typical
$874
High
$1,423
Low
$385
Typical
$1,038
High
$1,690
Low
$329
Typical
$890
High
$1,451
Low
$284
Typical
$779
High
$1,275
Low
$503
Typical
$1,337
High
$2,171
Low
$375
Typical
$1,004
High
$1,633
Low
$414
Typical
$1,108
High
$1,802
Low
$398
Typical
$1,064
High
$1,730
Low
$380
Typical
$1,021
High
$1,661
Low
$638
Typical
$1,678
High
$2,719
Low
$498
Typical
$1,322
High
$2,147
Low
$459
Typical
$1,227
High
$1,995
Low
$414
Typical
$1,108
High
$1,802
Low
$378
Typical
$1,019
High
$1,660
Low
$453
Typical
$1,206
High
$1,960
Low
$396
Typical
$1,058
High
$1,720
Low
$435
Typical
$1,161
High
$1,888
Low
$586
Typical
$1,544
High
$2,501
Low
$517
Typical
$1,368
High
$2,218
Low
$563
Typical
$1,483
High
$2,403
Low
$388
Typical
$1,045
High
$1,702
Low
$359
Typical
$968
High
$1,576
Low
$692
Typical
$1,814
High
$2,936
Low
$615
Typical
$1,611
High
$2,608
Low
$582
Typical
$1,539
High
$2,497
Low
$558
Typical
$1,472
High
$2,385
Low
$530
Typical
$1,398
High
$2,266
Low
$441
Typical
$1,176
High
$1,912
Low
$477
Typical
$1,266
High
$2,056
Low
$563
Typical
$1,483
High
$2,403
Low
$655
Typical
$1,724
High
$2,793
Low
$459
Typical
$1,220
High
$1,981
Low
$525
Typical
$1,388
High
$2,251
Low
$466
Typical
$1,235
High
$2,004
Low
$480
Typical
$1,274
High
$2,069
Low
$400
Typical
$1,075
High
$1,750
Low
$409
Typical
$1,098
High
$1,786
Low
$370
Typical
$992
High
$1,615
Low
$494
Typical
$1,313
High
$2,131
Low
$347
Typical
$936
High
$1,526
Low
$451
Typical
$1,203
High
$1,954
Low
$489
Typical
$1,299
High
$2,110
Low
$391
Typical
$1,048
High
$1,704
Low
$323
Typical
$873
High
$1,423
Low
$626
Typical
$1,648
High
$2,670
Low
$483
Typical
$1,281
High
$2,080
Low
$469
Typical
$1,247
High
$2,024
Low
$265
Typical
$727
High
$1,189
Low
$463
Typical
$1,233
High
$2,002
Low
$472
Typical
$1,252
High
$2,033
Low
$468
Typical
$1,237
High
$2,007
Low
$475
Typical
$1,264
High
$2,053
Low
$458
Typical
$1,223
High
$1,988
Low
$321
Typical
$864
High
$1,406
Low
$438
Typical
$1,167
High
$1,895
Low
$469
Typical
$1,244
High
$2,018
Low
$511
Typical
$1,356
High
$2,200
Low
$384
Typical
$1,026
High
$1,668
Low
$484
Typical
$1,284
High
$2,085
Low
$475
Typical
$1,268
High
$2,060
Low
$389
Typical
$1,049
High
$1,709
Low
$558
Typical
$1,472
High
$2,385
Low
$470
Typical
$1,248
High
$2,026
Low
$418
Typical
$1,114
High
$1,810
Low
$404
Typical
$1,082
High
$1,760
Low
$432
Typical
$1,155
High
$1,877
Low
$346
Typical
$932
High
$1,518
Low
$449
Typical
$1,196
High
$1,943
Low
$570
Typical
$1,501
High
$2,432
Low
$457
Typical
$1,218
High
$1,980
Low
$549
Typical
$1,446
High
$2,344
Low
$529
Typical
$1,397
High
$2,264
Low
$603
Typical
$1,587
High
$2,572
Low
$506
Typical
$1,336
High
$2,166
Low
$596
Typical
$1,563
High
$2,531
Low
$422
Typical
$1,123
High
$1,824
Low
$472
Typical
$1,250
High
$2,027
Low
$388
Typical
$1,035
High
$1,683
Low
$604
Typical
$1,591
High
$2,577
Low
$391
Typical
$1,045
High
$1,700
Low
$487
Typical
$1,296
High
$2,105
Low
$467
Typical
$1,246
High
$2,025
Low
$618
Typical
$1,626
High
$2,634
Low
$496
Typical
$1,311
High
$2,127
Low
$482
Typical
$1,281
High
$2,080
Low
$459
Typical
$1,216
High
$1,973
Low
$470
Typical
$1,246
High
$2,021
Low
$603
Typical
$1,587
High
$2,572
Low
$634
Typical
$1,669
High
$2,703
Low
$655
Typical
$1,724
High
$2,793
Low
$626
Typical
$1,647
High
$2,668
Low
$615
Typical
$1,620
High
$2,624
Low
$643
Typical
$1,694
High
$2,744
Low
$616
Typical
$1,622
High
$2,629
Low
$623
Typical
$1,639
High
$2,655
Low
$383
Typical
$1,032
High
$1,681
Low
$611
Typical
$1,607
High
$2,604
Low
$488
Typical
$1,291
High
$2,095
Low
$433
Typical
$1,153
High
$1,873
Low
$530
Typical
$1,407
High
$2,285
Low
$396
Typical
$1,060
High
$1,724
Low
$465
Typical
$1,233
High
$2,001
Low
$329
Typical
$886
High
$1,443
Low
$396
Typical
$1,056
High
$1,717
Low
$325
Typical
$877
High
$1,430
Low
$335
Typical
$903
High
$1,471
Low
$395
Typical
$1,057
High
$1,720
Low
$406
Typical
$1,090
High
$1,774
Low
$388
Typical
$1,045
High
$1,702
Low
$457
Typical
$1,218
High
$1,980
Low
$370
Typical
$992
High
$1,615
Low
$478
Typical
$1,271
High
$2,063
Low
$380
Typical
$1,015
High
$1,651
Low
$474
Typical
$1,256
High
$2,038
Low
$475
Typical
$1,258
High
$2,040
Low
$362
Typical
$973
High
$1,583
Low
$407
Typical
$1,083
High
$1,760
Low
$465
Typical
$1,236
High
$2,007
Low
$370
Typical
$990
High
$1,610
Low
$407
Typical
$1,090
High
$1,772
Low
$448
Typical
$1,193
High
$1,937
Low
$493
Typical
$1,301
High
$2,109
Low
$595
Typical
$1,567
High
$2,539
Low
$357
Typical
$959
High
$1,561
Low
$588
Typical
$1,543
High
$2,497
Low
$530
Typical
$1,407
High
$2,285
Low
$453
Typical
$1,203
High
$1,954
Low
$487
Typical
$1,293
High
$2,099
Low
$430
Typical
$1,150
High
$1,870
Low
$374
Typical
$1,000
High
$1,626
Low
$417
Typical
$1,105
High
$1,793
Low
$496
Typical
$1,315
High
$2,134
Low
$366
Typical
$983
High
$1,600
Low
$405
Typical
$1,078
High
$1,752
Low
$533
Typical
$1,411
High
$2,289
Low
$430
Typical
$1,147
High
$1,864
Low
$365
Typical
$979
High
$1,593
Low
$322
Typical
$871
High
$1,419
Low
$457
Typical
$1,212
High
$1,967
Low
$478
Typical
$1,270
High
$2,062
Low
$570
Typical
$1,493
High
$2,417
Low
$615
Typical
$1,618
High
$2,621
Low
$406
Typical
$1,090
High
$1,774
Low
$496
Typical
$1,312
High
$2,129
Low
$541
Typical
$1,428
High
$2,314
Low
$530
Typical
$1,398
High
$2,266
Low
$566
Typical
$1,489
High
$2,412
Low
$459
Typical
$1,217
High
$1,975
Low
$558
Typical
$1,472
High
$2,385
Low
$477
Typical
$1,266
High
$2,056
Low
$599
Typical
$1,578
High
$2,556
Low
$327
Typical
$884
High
$1,440
Low
$539
Typical
$1,413
High
$2,287
Low
$390
Typical
$1,045
High
$1,699
Low
$495
Typical
$1,315
High
$2,135
Low
$304
Typical
$835
High
$1,366
Low
$268
Typical
$737
High
$1,206
Low
$405
Typical
$1,080
High
$1,754
Low
$444
Typical
$1,177
High
$1,910
Low
$428
Typical
$1,138
High
$1,849
Low
$670
Typical
$1,752
High
$2,834
Low
$425
Typical
$1,134
High
$1,844
Low
$522
Typical
$1,377
High
$2,232
Low
$405
Typical
$1,083
High
$1,760
Low
$421
Typical
$1,128
High
$1,834
Low
$505
Typical
$1,340
High
$2,175
Low
$445
Typical
$1,188
High
$1,930
Low
$455
Typical
$1,210
High
$1,965
Low
$444
Typical
$1,183
High
$1,922
Low
$350
Typical
$939
High
$1,529
Low
$590
Typical
$1,554
High
$2,518
Low
$411
Typical
$1,097
High
$1,784