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Fayette County resolves money disputes up to $12,000 in the small-claims court: simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Below is what you need for a small claims case in Fayette County: the limit, filing fees, which courthouse to use, how to serve the other side, your deadlines, and how to file. When you're ready, Squabble prepares everything and files it for you.
Small claims in Fayette County are heard at the courthouse below. When you file, the court confirms the right location for your case based on where the defendant lives or where your dispute happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Unsure where to file? The court publishes a locator that turns a ZIP code into a courthouse, and Squabble handles that step for you. Coverage is updated periodically, so verify before filing.
The nearest counties to Fayette County are Greene County and Westmoreland County. Fayette County covers 60 ZIP codes, including the Adah, Allison and Brier Hill areas.
Filings here are on paper, brought to the counter or posted. Squabble assembles the packet so it is complete when it arrives.
Small claims hearings are held in person at the courthouse.
Have copies of your evidence for the bench and for the other party. Some courts take documents electronically before the hearing as well.
Residents of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, which has a population of 123,941, can bring small claims cases through the Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court system, where the claim limit is $12,000. One such court is District Court: 14-2-03, located at 113C Thornton Road in Brownsville, 15417, which can be reached at (724) 785-6966. Its office is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and it is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The county covers communities including Connellsville, Dunbar, Fairchance, Hopwood, Everson and Dawson, along with ZIP codes such as 15401, 15410, 15425 and 15442. Fayette County lies near Greene County, Westmoreland County and Somerset County. Electronic filing is not available, so filings are handled at the court office during its posted hours. The magisterial district court is the level of the Pennsylvania court system that receives and hears these claims, and staff at the Brownsville office answer questions about filing during the hours listed above.
These 60 places sit inside Fayette County:
Adah, Allison, Brier Hill, Brownfield, Brownsville, Cardale, Chalk Hill, Champion, Chestnut Ridge, Connellsville, Dawson, Dickerson Run, Dunbar, East Millsboro, Everson, Fairbank, Fairchance, Farmington, Fayette City, Gibbon Glade, Grindstone, Hibbs, Hiller, Hopwood, Indian Head, Isabella, Keisterville, La Belle, Lake Lynn, Leckrone, Leisenring, Lemont Furnace, Markleysburg, Martin, Masontown, Mc Clellandtown, Melcroft, Merrittstown, Mill Run, Mount Braddock, New Geneva, New Salem, Newell, Normalville, Ohiopyle, Oliver, Perryopolis, Point Marion, Republic, Ronco, Smithfield, Smock, Star Junction, Uledi, Uniontown, Vanderbilt, Waltersburg, West Leisenring, White, Wickhaven.
Fayette County holds about 123,941 people, 27th of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania. District Court: 14-2-03 sits about 9 miles from the Greene County courthouse in Waynesburg and 16 miles from the Westmoreland County courthouse in Export.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
Everyday disputes over money belong in the small claims division, where the rules are simplified, and the sum in question has an upper bound.
Maximum claim
Filing is generally possible in the county of the events or the county of the defendant.
Courts do not allow one dispute to be filed as several in order to beat the maximum.
What this court awards is a sum of money, not an instruction to act or to hand something back.
An attorney may appear at the hearing in Pennsylvania, though nobody has to have one. The process assumes you will speak for yourself.
Where a party is under 18, the court appoints a guardian to act.
Over the limit? A claim above the ceiling can be trimmed to fit, or filed in full in the ordinary civil court. Trimming generally means writing off the remainder.
Fayette County is under the same limits as nearby Greene County and Westmoreland County. They are the same across all 60 Fayette County ZIP codes, from 15401 onward.
Small claims exists for money owed, up to $12,000. The categories below come up more than any others.
Fayette County has about 123,941 residents. Fayette County takes in Adah, Allison and Brier Hill and the rest of the county.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Set out the claim on the court's form, identify the correct courthouse, and pay the fee.
Service puts the papers in the defendant's hands and starts their time to answer or settle.
The hearing itself is short and informal. Some courts allow video. The ruling comes then or later in writing.
District Court: 14-2-03 lists (724) 785-6966 as its number. Everything below applies to a case filed in Fayette County, at the Brownsville courthouse.
The defendant must be given formal notice after filing. This is service of process, and as a rule you are not permitted to serve the papers yourself. delivery arranged by the court, email service where the court allows it, certified mail, the sheriff or constable or personal delivery by an approved server is what courts in Pennsylvania normally accept.
Depending on the court: the sheriff or constable, a professional process server, the clerk by certified mail, or another adult who isn't part of the case. Methods and costs vary by county.
How long before the hearing notice must be given is set by the court. That deadline arrives with your hearing date. Service must be at least 10 days before hearing. With exception of Philadelphia, all counties do certified mail.
A completed proof of service records who delivered the papers and when, and it is filed with the court beforehand.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
A Fayette County address carries one of its 60 ZIP codes, 15401, 15410 and 15413 among them. Addresses in Fayette County include places such as Adah, Allison and Brier Hill.
You have a limited window to file, measured from when the dispute arose. File after it closes and your claim can be barred.
| Type of claim | How long you have |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 4 years |
| Oral contract | 4 years |
| Property damage | 2 years |
| Personal injury | 2 years |
The same periods apply in Fayette County as in nearby Greene County and Westmoreland County, which are in the same state. Fayette County, population about 123,941, is covered by the table above.
Money owed under a contract in Pennsylvania generally accrues interest at 6% per year before judgment (41 P.S. §202).
The Squabble interest calculator shows what the accrued figure comes to on top of the principal.
Fayette County is under the same state rate as nearby Greene County and Westmoreland County. It is the same rate across all 60 Fayette County ZIP codes.
Confirm the sum sits under the cap and that the time limit for this kind of claim has not run out.
Use the other side's correct legal name, describe the dispute, and show how the money adds up.
File with the Fayette County small-claims court on paper, by mail or at the counter, and pay the $30–$100 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Service comes after the date is set. File the server's proof once the papers have been delivered.
Put the evidence in order, with exhibits marked, so the account is easy to follow.
Attend the hearing, in person or by video if that is offered, make your case, and receive the outcome.
Describe the dispute to Eleanor. Squabble drafts the paperwork, puts it through a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and lodges it with the court.
Start for FREE →You will meet a claim form, a proof of service, and possibly a fee waiver. What each is called depends on the court, and Squabble matches them to your courthouse.
Fayette County papers go to District Court: 14-2-03 in Brownsville. Fayette County has a population of about 123,941.
Hearings are short and plainly run. Questions come from the judge, and most parties appear without help.
Adah, Allison and Brier Hill are among the Fayette County places a hearing can draw parties from. District Court: 14-2-03 sits at the 15417 address shown above.
A judgment is the court's decision. Collecting it is a separate step, with court-backed tools if the other side doesn't pay. Which tools are available depends on state law.
Where state law allows it, a portion of the debtor's earnings can be redirected to pay what the court ordered.
A levy lets the court reach money sitting in the debtor's bank account.
Filing the judgment with the county can attach a lien to land or buildings the debtor owns.
You can also ask the court to order the debtor to appear and disclose income and assets under oath. An unpaid judgment generally keeps accruing interest at the rate state law sets until it's satisfied.
Greene County and Westmoreland County are the counties nearest to Fayette County. Adah, Allison and Brier Hill are among the Fayette County places a judgment debtor may live in.
Last checked in August 2026. Court fees, limits and procedures move; verify them with the court first.
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