Real Estate Law & Property Law
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Assignment of leases, rents, non-disturbance, and attornment
Assignment and Assumption of Contracts General RulesThe lease is a mixture of benefits and obligations, which can be unilateral or bilateral. The “assignor”, or a party...
Assignment of Rents: Potential Conflicts and Exceptions
In the previous instalment, we discussed the difference between lease and rents and left open the manner of their registration. It is a fait accompli that...
ASSIGNMENTS OF LEASES, RENTS, NON DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT: An Introduction
Leases and tenancies of a secured property are of great interest to a commercial lender for the following reasons:1. The borrower could pay the debt from...
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....
