Design Build Agreements
Real Estate and New Environmental Laws
Passed on May 14, 2009, the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (“GEGEA”) and the enacted Green Energy Act (“Green Energy Act”) have as their main...
REAL ESTATE: Depending on the age and type of property, the following off title searches may be necessary!
Occupancy permits: For a newly built or renovated dwelling or an extension or addition thereto, it is necessary to find out whether or not the local...
REAL ESTATE: The necessary off title searches when buying a property!
There are other searches besides a title search, that are necessary to assure title and enhance the marketability of a property. The purpose of these searches...
A Note to Condominium Developers
Condominiums are becoming increasingly important as more people choose to live in condos. In recent years, the condo industry has been booming in Canada with new...
CONSTRUCTION LIEN: Basics
Basically, a construction lien is a remedy available for someone who improves someone else's property by way of supplying materials and or labour. If that person is owed monies...
MORTGAGES & FINANCE: Residential Construction Financing
In the residential market, construction financing is available for customers who are planning to build a new home or who want to reconstruct an existing property...
REAL ESTATE: Latent & Patent Defects when purchasing a home. Need a home inspection?
Latent defects in the eyes of the law applicable at the time when administering the sale of a real estate property (land, buildings and fixtures or chattels),...
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
A real estate development agreement is an agreement between two parties; a developer or a construction company and the owner of the land. This agreement refers...
Real Estate: Buying an Investment Condo Pre-Build and the GST/HST Rebate
A few months ago my clients came in to sign the builder documents for interim occupancy for their condominium unit which they purchased pre-build as an...
Law Update: Sub-Contractors in the Design-Build Tendering Process
Some legal decisions have direct impact on how a company conducts business. The Supreme Court of Canada in Design Services Ltd. v. Canada, 1 S.C.R....
