Alabama
$3,000
Alaska
$10,000
Arizona
$2,500
Arkansas
$5,000
California
$10,000, except that a plaintiff may not file a claim over $2,500 more than twice a year. Limit for local public entity or for businesses is $5,000. $6,500 is the limit in suits by an individual against a guarantor that charges for its guarantor or surety services.
Colorado
$7,500
Connecticut
$5,000 (except in landlord-tenant security deposit claims).
Delaware
$15,000
District of Columbia
$5,000
Florida
$5,000
Georgia
$15,000 (no limit in eviction cases).
Hawaii
$5,000; no limit in landlord-tenant residential security deposit cases. For return of leased or rented personal property, the property must not be worth more than $5,000.
Idaho
$5,000
Illinois
$10,000
Indiana
$6,000
Iowa
$5,000
Kansas
$4,000
Kentucky
$2,500
Louisiana
$3,000 (city court); $5,000 (justice of the peace, but no limit on eviction cases).
Maine
$6,000
Maryland
$5,000
Massachusetts
$7,000; no limit for property damage caused by motor vehicle.
Michigan
$5,000
Minnesota
$7,500 ($4,000 for claims involving consumer credit transactions, $15,000 for claims involving money or personal property subject to criminal forfeiture)
Mississippi
$3,500
Missouri
$5,000
Montana
$7,000
Nebraska
$3,500 from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015 (adjusted every five years based on the Consumer Price Index)
Nevada
$7,500
New Hampshire
$7,500
New Jersey
$3,000 ($5,000 for claims relating to security deposits); certain landlord-tenant suits cannot be brought
New Mexico
$10,000
New York
$5,000 ($3,000 in town and village courts)
North Carolina
$5,000
North Dakota
$10,000
Ohio
$3,000
Oklahoma
$6,000
Oregon
$7,500
Pennsylvania
$12,000
Rhode Island
$2,500
South Carolina
$7,500
South Dakota
$12,000
Tennessee
$25,000; no limit in eviction suits or suits to recover personal property
Texas
$10,000
Utah
$10,000
Vermont
$5,000
Virginia
$5,000
Washington
$5,000
West Virginia
$5,000
Wisconsin
$10,000; no limit in eviction suits
Wyoming
$6,000
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you got to check fine print for your state though as each on has personal limits as well...