Thank for the reply.

One thing for sure, this lawyer is very unprofessional.

As I mentioned in my previous thread, you should contact the Law Society of Upper Canada and ask for a lawyer through their Lawyer Referral Service. Unless you are prepared to pay a fee, no lawyer will provide free legal advice over the Internet. Explaining what a law says or how it operates is one thing. Offering legal advice on an individual situation is another matter.

Thanks for the reply. I did not want to challenge the fence cost. my main concern is can their lawyer send the legal letter (Notice of Lien) to my neighbour. and then charged me an extra $1148 because of 'late payment'?

since I didn't receive the first letter, of course it would due and I have to pay another legal cost of $1148. can they do that?

It is common practice that when a bank holds a mortgage on property and is subsequently presented with a lien on that property, they will immediately pay out the lien and add the payment to the mortgage. The reason they do this is that you chose not to pay this bill, for whatever reason, and they will not continue to hold the mortgage with an outstanding and unpaid lien. If they did not pay out the lien, they could not renegotiate the mortgage at the end of the term. The lien would have to be paid out before the mortgage could be renegotiated. By this time, the lien would be much larger due to accummulated interest which, in turn, would increase the amount that was added to your mortgage.

No one on this forum has any idea what were the circumstances surrounding the erection of this fence, what was agreed to, including costs, written contracts, etc. I would suggest that you contact LegalHelpOntario.org which is staffed with lawyers offering pro bono ( free) legal advice. Also contact the Law Society of Upper Canada ( you can visit their website ) and ask for their Lawyer Referral Service. They will provide you with the names and phone numbers of 2 to 3 lawyers who are practicing in your area and who practice in civil and real estate law. These lawyers will provide you with 1/2 hour of free consultation to discuss your situation. You can then decide whether you want to pursue this matter legally or whether you want to drop this matter and move on with life.

I have a dispute over a charge with my property management office for a new fence. they charged me $2205 which I strongly disagreed. they forwared to their lawyer to collect the money. the lawyer sent Notice of Lien, not to me, but to the neighbour in front of me, requested $2852 in 12 days. of course I didn't receive that letter. they sent another letter requested $4000 in 15 days, this time to my address, the letter also cc to my bank. later on I found the bank has paid the money and added it into my mortgage. I contacted them but they never responded.
is there anything I can do?