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CONDOMINIUM LAW: Too Many Loud Parties in Your Condominium Building?
Recently a Client who owned a condominium unit in a condominium building, came into my office and complained that he was being a target of an...
Real Estate Lawyers
Whenever buying, selling or renting a property, signing a contract is always involved. Real Estate Law covers sales, purchases, leases, construction, development and other transfers of...
Can a lender charge a mortgage pre-payment penalty under Power of Sale proceedings or once the mortgage term has matured, regardless if it is an Open or Closed Mortgage?
Under section 17 of the Mortgages Act, and pursuant to relevant case law the answer is “Yes” the lender can. Subject to the wording in the...
Realtors; learn how to save a deal when spouses are feuding and being uncooperative over the sale of a property!
This article applies to legally married couples and not those in common-law arrangements. The long and the short of it is that IF both spouses are...
Everyone’s a “Builder”, but what does that mean in terms of HST?
For purposes below referring to a “house” includes a condo as well. Did you know that CRA will consider you a “Builder” if:1) You are an...
My Two Cents on the Canadian Real Estate Market and Housing Prices in 4 Minutes
Every other day I get asked “what’s the deal with the Canadian Real Estate market and housing prices is there a cap? Will there be a...
CONDOMINIUM LAW: 10 Day Cooling Off Period and Giving Proper Notice of Rescission
The condominium market in Toronto is and has been hot over the past few years for a variety of reasons such a seeming stable Canadian economy,...
CONSTRUCTION LAW UPDATE: The Meaning of Builder Under the Ontario New Home Warranty Plan Act
In Ontario, Tarion Warranty Corporation (“Tarion”) is responsible for administering the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER 0.31 (the “Act”) and is remedial,...
REAL ESTATE LAW UPDATE: Is a Condominium Corporation Obligated to Buy the Superintendant’s Unit?
Coincidentally, the day I read the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Lexington on the Green Inc. v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1930, (2010 ONCA...
REAL ESTATE LAW: Condominium Basics
WHAT IS A CONDOMINIUM? The term “condominium” refers to a specific, legal form of owning real estate; not to the physical style of the building, or the...
