Small claims jurisdiction includes claims up to 35,000 and is determined by where the defendant lives or where the claim occurred.

• A. The claim is 50,000 or less and heard where the claim occurred
• B. The claim is 20,000 or less
• C. The 35,000 or less and where the defendant lives or where the claim occurred
• D. The claim amount is unlimited

Answer: (C)

Small claims deals with modest monetary disputes and uses a fixed monetary cap, with the case heard in a court based on either where the defendant lives or where the claim happened. In this scenario the limit is 35,000, so the claim must be 35,000 or less, and the proper venue follows the rule that the case is heard where the defendant resides or where the incident occurred. That combination matches the choice describing 35,000 or less and the location basis (defendant’s residence or where the claim arose). The other options misstate either the dollar limit or the basis for jurisdiction—one uses 50,000 and only location of the event, another uses 20,000, and another says there’s no limit. In real estate practice, this matters for smaller disputes like certain repair or tenant-landlord issues that fall within the cap and are brought in small claims in the appropriate venue.