Exclusive jurisdiction of small claims.
The Small Claims and Conciliation Branch has exclusive jurisdiction of any action within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court which is only for the recovery of money, if the amount in controversy does not exceed $5,000, exclusive of interest, attorney fees, protest fees, and costs. An action which affects an interest in real property may not be brought in the Branch. If a counterclaim, cross claim, or any other claim or any defense, affecting an interest in real property, is made in an action brought in the Branch, the action shall be certified to the Civil Division.
Annotations
July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 489, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111 Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3142, Pub. L. 98-598, § 4 Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1564, Pub. L. 103-303, § 2(a) 1973 Ed., § 11-1321. 1981 Ed., § 11-1321. This section is referenced in § 11-1323 and § 16-3904. Set-off or counterclaim, small claims court jurisdiction, see § 16-3904. Rules of court applicable in Small Claims and Conciliation Branch, see § 16-3901.
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