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Free eviction cost calculator for unlawful detainer-style planning: attorney budget, filing and service fees, writ or lockout charges, lost rent during the case, and make-ready reserves. Pair with other Legal & Compliance tools—not legal advice or a prediction of recoverable amounts.
Last updated: April 19, 2026
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Cleanout, rekey, minor repairs before re-renting.
Legal & court
$4,050
Lost rent + make-ready
$6,300
Rent loss: $5,400
Total estimated cost
$10,550
Planning low
$9,284
Planning high
$12,871
Formula summary
Total ≈ attorney + court filing + service/process + writ/lockout + (monthly rent × months in process) + make-ready reserve + other; low/high band is sensitivity only.
Illustrative all-in planning total about $10,550 (range about $9,284–$12,871), before judgments, fee-shifting, or rent-guarantor recovery.
Important:
Best for
PMs & owners
Stress-test attorney and timeline assumptions before approving non-payment workflows.
Best for
Negotiation
Compare a modeled litigation total to a lump-sum move-out offer.
Best for
Expectations
Understand which costs are court-driven vs. rent drag before you file.
Best for
Sensitivity
Raise months of process to reflect crowded dockets or contested hearings.
Best for
Turn costs
Budget rekey and cleaning separately from legal spend.
Remember
Scope
Tenants should use legal aid for rights; this page focuses on landlord-side spend math.
Default inputs (moderate legal budget, three months of process):
Total estimate
$10,550
Planning band
$9,284 – $12,871
The tool sums attorney and court-related lines, then adds economic costs: monthly rent multiplied by the months you expect the dispute to affect collection or possession, plus a make-ready reserve after you regain the unit, plus miscellaneous fees. The low–high band is a simple sensitivity range around the point estimate—not a statistical prediction.
Legal & court = attorney + filing + service + writ/lockoutEconomic = (rent × months) + make-ready + otherTotal = legal & court + economicIllustrative total $10,550; sensitivity band about $9,284 to $12,871. Lost rent line alone: $5,400 at default rent and months.
Contested defenses, jury demands, or appeals can push attorney fees and months higher—revise inputs.
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