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Landlord-Tenant Fee Structure & Other Fees

LANDLORD-TENANT REPRESENTATION (LANDLORD)

Complete Simple Summary Ejectment Representation

 

Without Appeal

$750.00   Flat Fee - Attorney

$  96.00   Filing Fee - Court

$  30.00   Service Fee per person (per defendant)

$  30.00   Writ of Possession - Court

$906.00   Total (if one Defendant)

With Appeal

$1,000.00   Flat Fee - Attorney

$     96.00   Filing Fee - Court

$     30.00   Service Fee per person - Sheriff  (note:  this is per defendant)

$     20.00   Motion Fee - Court

$     30.00   Writ of Possession - Court

$1,176.00  Total (if one Defendant)

Note: If a case goes from "Without Appeal" to "With Appeal," only the difference in the Attorney Flat Fee of $250 will be charged.

With Writ of Execution (additional)

$  460.00  Includes Writ of Execution & Sheriff Service Fee

Unbundled Services or A la Carte

$120.00 per hour

OR

Flat Fee Rates:

$150.00   Lease Review

$200.00  Residential Lease Drafting

$300.00  Summary Ejectment Consult

$350.00  Summary Ejectment Coaching

$650.00  Summary Ejectment Trial

$850.00  Summary Ejectment Appeal

Courthouse Settlements

Often cases settle at the courthouse and those settlements are often memorialized in a confession of judgment or lease amendment.  If the confession of judgment or lease amendment does not result in the outcome predicted by the settlement, there is no additional charge to evict the tenant when you purchase "Complete Summary Ejectment Representation."

TENANT AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION 

Income-sensitive sliding scale rate: $95 to $195 per hour.

 

The U.S. Federal Poverty Guideline for 2019 is used to determine the amount per hour you will be charged. Flat fee agreements also available.

 

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