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 #Complete the [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/forms/scl/scl002.pdf Reply] that should have been served on you with the Notice of Claim. In your <span class="noglossary">Reply</span>, say why you don't agree with the claim. If you don't get a blank <span class="noglossary">Reply</span> with the Notice of Claim, you can get one at any Provincial Court registry. Small Claims forms are also available online from the [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/info/forms.htm Ministry of Justice website].
 #Drop off the <span class="noglossary">Reply</span> or mail it to the Small Claims registry named on the Notice of Claim within 14 days of receiving the Notice of Claim. The cost for filing a <span class="noglossary">Reply</span> is $26 for a claim of up to $3,000 and $50 for a claim over $3,000.
+#The Reply form also has a section for making a Counterclaim against the Claimant, if you have a basis for making one.  It costs extra to file a Counterclaim; $100 to make a counterclaim up to and including $3,000 and $156 for a counterclaim over $3,000.
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