Lien discharge / release
Formal discharge once paid
What is included
- Confirming the lien's registration details on title
- Preparing the discharge of the claim for lien, where a licensed paralegal is permitted to do so
- Arranging for the discharge to be registered on title
- Checking title afterwards to confirm the discharge is registered
What is not included
- Land registry fees and other disbursements
- Starting or running the court action to perfect or enforce the lien, which needs a lawyer
- Liens on projects outside Ontario, which need someone permitted to practise in that province
- Construction adjudication, holdback or trust claims
- Collecting the debt after the lien is registered
Who this service is for
- Lien claimants who have been paid
- Owners and contractors who need a lien taken off title
Information to have ready
- 1The registered claim for lien or its instrument number
- 2Confirmation of the payment or settlement
- 3Details of any court action or certificate of action
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost?
The fee is quoted at your free consultation, once we know what is involved, and confirmed in a written retainer agreement before any work starts.
What happens when I check out?
You book a time for your intake call, then save a card on Stripe's secure page. Nothing is charged today: the card is only charged later, for an invoice for work already done, as your retainer agreement sets out. A licensed paralegal confirms the details, checks for conflicts of interest and, if we can act for you, sends the retainer agreement. Fees paid before the work is done are held in our trust account.
What if a court action was started too?
The action may also need to be ended and the certificate of action removed from title. That is court work that needs a lawyer.
Can an owner remove a lien without the claimant's agreement?
An owner can usually ask the court to vacate a lien by paying money or posting security into court. That is a court proceeding that needs a lawyer.
General information only, not legal advice. NEO Legal Services Professional Corporation is a licensed paralegal firm regulated by the Law Society of Ontario.
Important limitations
- Missing a lien deadline usually means losing the lien, though other claims for payment may remain
- No outcome or payment can be guaranteed
- The service is limited to Ontario and to what a licensed paralegal is permitted to do
- Registering a construction lien, and the court action that perfects and enforces it, may be work only a lawyer may do; before any work starts we confirm which steps a licensed paralegal is permitted to take on your Ontario lien, and refer the rest, and any lien outside Ontario, to a lawyer or someone permitted to practise there.
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