SERVICES PROVIDED
LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW
Services for Landlords
Rent arrears and non-payment — Preparation and service of N4 notices, filing L1 applications, and precise arrears calculations to support your claim at the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Eviction applications — Notices and applications for non-payment, damage, interference with others, illegal acts, or persistent late payment (N5–N8, L2).
Own-use and renovation terminations — Preparation of N12 and N13 notices and supporting evidence, handled to withstand tenant challenges.
Above-guideline rent increases — L5 applications for capital expenditures or increased operating costs.
Compensation and damages claims — Applications to recover unpaid rent, utilities, or property damage (L2, L10).
Notice and application review
Services for Tenants
Defending eviction applications — Representation at LTB hearings for tenants facing L1 or L2 applications, including scrutinizing the landlord's arrears figures and evidence.
Bad-faith N12/N13 challenges — Contesting "own use" and renovation terminations where the stated ground may not be genuine.
Maintenance and repair disputes — T6 applications where a landlord has failed to maintain the unit or complete repairs.
Illegal rent charges and increases — T1 applications to recover money owed and to challenge unlawful increases.
Harassment, illegal entry, and loss of services — T2 applications for interference with reasonable enjoyment.
Rent reductions — Applications where services or facilities have been reduced or discontinued.
Services for Both Landlords and Tenants
Legal advice and consultations — Guidance on rights, obligations, and options under the Residential Tenancies Act before you act.
Arrears and rent calculations — Detailed, defensible financial breakdowns for arrears, market rent, and above-guideline disputes.
LTB representation — Advocacy at hearings, case management, and mediation before the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Negotiation and settlement — Resolving disputes through mediation or negotiated agreements where a hearing can be avoided.
Notice and document preparation — Drafting and serving forms correctly and on time to keep your matter on track.
Review and set-aside motions — Assistance where a party seeks to reopen or challenge an LTB order.
SMALL CLAIMS COURT SERVICES
Debt and unpaid invoice recovery — Pursuing money owed on loans, unpaid invoices, services rendered, or breach of contract, with the arrears and financial calculations documented to support your claim.
NSF cheques and unpaid accounts — Recovering funds on dishonoured payments and outstanding accounts.
Breach of contract — Claims arising from unfulfilled agreements for goods, services, or work performed.
Property damage claims — Recovering the cost of damage to real or personal property.
Return of personal property — Actions to recover possession of goods wrongfully retained.
Tenancy-related claims outside LTB jurisdiction — Pursuing former tenants for damages or arrears that fall to the Small Claims Court once the tenancy has ended, and commercial tenancy disputes that fall outside the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Defending a claim — Preparing and filing a Defence, developing your position, and representing you through to resolution.
Drafting claims and defences — Preparing the Plaintiff's Claim, Defence, and Defendant's Claim, correctly and within the required timelines.
Settlement conferences — Representation at the mandatory settlement conference, including negotiating resolutions where a trial can be avoided.
Trial representation — Advocacy at trial before a Deputy Judge.
Motions — Preparing and arguing motions before and after judgment.
Enforcing a judgment — Steps to collect on an order, including garnishment, writ of seizure and sale, and examination of the debtor.
NOTARY AND COMMISSIONING SERVICES
Available as a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits:
Affidavits — Administering oaths and taking affidavits for use in legal proceedings and applications.
Statutory declarations — Commissioning sworn statements of fact.
Administering oaths and affirmations — For documents requiring a sworn or affirmed signature.
Witnessing signatures on sworn documents — Where a commissioner's signature is required.
Available as a Notary Public:
Certified true copies — Certifying that a photocopy is a true copy of an original document.
Authentication of signatures — Verifying the genuineness of a signature on a document.
Notarization for use outside Ontario — Notarizing documents intended for use in other provinces or internationally.
Travel consent letters — Notarized consent for a minor travelling without one or both parents or guardians.
Notarizing contracts and agreements — Applying a notarial seal where required for execution or recognition.
