Serving papers in Lauderdale Lakes
The condominiums and apartment buildings near the lakes the city is named for, the single-family blocks off State Road 7, and the businesses along Oakland Park Boulevard.
Lauderdale Lakes is in central Broward County, the 17th Judicial Circuit, so every job here goes to one of our process servers certified in that circuit.
One city, three ZIP codes
Lauderdale Lakes has no ZIP code of its own. Its addresses use ZIP codes shared with Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill and Tamarac, so papers often show one of those city names. Service is the same either way; we write the address in the affidavit exactly as it appears on the papers and note anything that does not match.
Condo buildings with a lobby door
Many residents live in mid-size condominium buildings with a locked lobby and a call box. We call the unit, try different times of day, and never leave papers in a lobby or a mailbox: under Florida law that is not service.
The closest courthouse is the West Regional Courthouse, 100 North Pine Island Road, Plantation. Circuit and county civil cases are filed at the Broward County Courthouse, 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale. See our guide to service of process in Broward.