Fees and Services

Notary Public and Legal services. ARB, LTB, Small Claims Court

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Notary Public

Commission: $50 up to two documents. $35 each document thereafter. Add $100 for home service.

A certified copy or "notarized copy" of a document up to 3 pages is $75. Up to 10 Pages $150. Over 10 pages to be negotiated

Assesmment Appeals: Contingency

Charged only if successful

We will review you property assessment and based upon our analysis will either suggest that no appeal be launched or an appeal should be launched. Our fee is based soley upon a successful appeal. Our fee, if successful, is 50% of the savings for the normal four year assessment cycle. Currently, the Ontario Government has frozen the assessment updates so our fee is the great of $1000 or 100% of the first years savings plus Ministry application fee.

Tribunal Representation

$200-$350 per hour

Rates vary with complexity of the hearing and matter

Small Claims Court

$200 -$300 per hour negotiable

Fee to be negotiated based upon complexity and value of claim

Consultation:

Initial consultation

N/C

Initial 20 minute meeting

Business Consultation

$175 per hour

General Advice on setting up a business, dealing with the CRA, clients, and general operations. Budgetting. Cash Flow charts

Mediation

$3,000

Set up parameters of the mediation and the participants. Provide written instructions as to how to proceed. Set up dates to provide each party with disclosure information to move the mediation along.. Set up location or coordinates for mediation. Parties are to provide a maximum of 6-page position paper explaining what they are seeking/expect from the mediation. Fee Includes all the above plus allowance for 2 hours for review of the submissions six hours of mediation and 2 hour follow-up in ne

Landlord and Tenant Matters

Small landlord defence against Tenant Claims:

$200 per hour: Min 4 hours

Attempted Illegal eviction of tenants

$175 per hour

If we feel that we can help the tenant fight an unreasonable landlord, then we will represent the tenant

Above Guideline Increase

Minimum fee $1500

Fee based upon the number of units in the complex and whether the complex is a mixed used property. Landlord must provide copies of all materials to be relied upon for the application. Note that basic fee is for preparation of application only.

Assessment Review Board: Fee based

$300 per hour

If you have already appealed your assessment then we can provide consulting services on an hourly basis:

Minimum Fees

$500

Our minimum fee for any file is $500. Our fees exclude expenses such a court fees, filing fees, courier fees. We bill in 15 minute increments, minimum $50.

Shainhouse Paralegal File Review

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Basic Review

Before we take on your case, we must review your documentation. Generally this includes any court filings, invoices, emails, texts etc. We charge $365 for this review for up to a maximum of 30 pages of documents. Up to 20 minutes of statue and case law is included where necessary.

Second Level Review

Same as Basic Review but where the documentation exceeds 30 documents but not more than 50 documents, our fee increases to $565. Additional 20 minutes of case law research is included

NEXT STEPS

Once the review is complete (usually within a day), we will discuss with you how we suggest proceeding with the case or whether we are proficient enough to handle the case, whether your require our full legal services or simply providing you with specific services; this allows you to control the process to save some money. Of course, this requires you do do some work on your own. At Shainhouse Paralegal, we want you to feel confident about the case both on a legal and financial basis.

For hardship cases, reduced fees are available