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Understanding Municipal Tax Sales: Legal Challenges

Other Legal Challenges Earlier we have discussed three Municipal Tax Sales clauses, which if applicable, leads to cancellation of sale. Besides cancellation by the treasurer, the...

Some Notes on Municipal Tax Sales

GST On July 1, 2010, the Harmonize Sales Tax (HST) will replace GST in Ontario. However, the province’s municipal tax sales legislation precedes the federal GST...

An Overview of Municipal Tax Sales

As municipal tax sales are not that frequent, it is not uncommon for purchasers to proceed without professional advice. As a consequence, real estate practitioners often...

CONSTRUCTION LIENS: Electronically Liening Registered Leases

It would appear that when registered leases are liened electronically, adherence to the rules is not as strict, sort of relaxation of rules is practiced, as...

Construction Liens: Obtaining Liens and Restrictions Placed on Them

We have discussed earlier one of the two methods by which a contractor working for a tenant is able to get a lien on the freehold...

Liens and Commerical Tenants

OverviewRegardless of the fact that the individual is a landlord, a tenant, or a lien claimant, it is important for each of them to be aware...

COMMERCIAL LEASING: Rooftop Solar Panels

Rooftop Solar PanelsA number of landlords, owners, and tenants have recently received inquiries from rooftop solar panel installers desirous of installing solar panels on their roofs....

COMMERCIAL LEASING: Careful Consideration of Clauses

Renewals and Extensions are quite important in C. L., as can be seen from the case histories below.Saskatchewan Ltd. v. NelsonIn this case, a lease was...

COMMERCIAL LEASING: All About Zoning, Renewals, and Extensions

Zoning Disputes concerning the Smartcentres have been in the spotlight for much of this past year, illustrating the significant hurdles developers face when seeking approval for...

COMMERCIAL LEASING: All About Transfers

Involvements of matters relating to assignments are substantial in commercial leasing, as will be seen in this part of our ongoing series.Transfers In respect to assignments,...