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General Overview
Riverview Legal Services is a law firm based in Kitchener, Ontario that provides paralegal services for individuals or companies seeking legal assistance with Landlord and Tenant Law as well as legal assistance at the Ontario Small Claims Court.

History
Riverview Legal Services was established in September of 2013. The first office was located at 7 - 55 King Street West, Kitchener ON. The firm was started by Shaun D. Harvey, B.A and was joined a few months later by Nancy Gazzola as a full partner in January of 2014. During 2014 the firm staffed a full time bookkeeper and three case managers that supported the two paralegals. In December of 2014 the firm went through another transition when the two partners decided to part ways. Shaun Harvey continued to work under the name Riverview Legal Services and Nancy Gazzola joined with Dawn Matos and formed Matos, Gazzola & Associates

Impact on the Legal Community
Valles v Advantagewon Inc, 2015 CanLII 29533 (ON SCSM) — 2015-04-30 Small Claims Court — Ontario http://canlii.ca/t/gjbp8

In the Media
Riverview Legal Services has made a impact in the local community of Kitchener, Ontario. Shaun Harvey of Riverview Legal Services publicly commented on a publicized case involving a deadly dog attack where the landlord was seeking to make the tenant pay for damages to the rental unit. This case brought attention to the contested relationship between landlords and tenants with respect to who should pay for unexpected damages where there is no direct person at fault. In 2014 students of a new high rise building designed for students was brought into the public light because the landlord refused to refund the last month's rent deposit even though the rental unit's were not available to the students on move in day. In a notable case of Jimenez v. The Region of Waterloo SCSM the firm brought attention to the issues facing child care providers in Waterloo Region. The key issue brought forth in the case was the issues that child care providers are being under compensated for their work.

Kitchener man one step closer to collecting rental tribunal judgment http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5232031-kitchener-man-one-step-closer-to-collecting-rental-tribunal-judgment/

Tenants can now end lease if they fear domestic violence http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6849683-tenants-can-now-end-lease-if-they-fear-domestic-violence/

Landlords must pay Cambridge tenant $4,770 for sewage backups in kitchen http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6704954-landlords-must-pay-cambridge-tenant-4-770-for-sewage-backups-in-kitchen/

Province won’t give rental tribunal enforcement powers http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5211390-province-won-t-give-rental-tribunal-enforcement-powers/

Chen v Vardy, 2016 CanLII 78254 (ON SCSM) — 2016-11-09 Small Claims Court — Ontario http://canlii.ca/t/gvmv2

Heidenreich v Snell, 2013 CanLII 82848 (ON SCSM) — 2013-12-05 Small Claims Court — Ontario http://canlii.ca/t/g2dfw