by Matt Maurer | Jan 9, 2017 | Featured, Legal Issues
In what very well might be a record for living rent free, a recent case (Nwabue v Rojas, 2016 ONSC 7754 [CanLII]) illustrates how a tenant was able to freeload for over 18 months despite agreeing to an order requiring him to vacate the unit. The tenant stopped paying...
by Matt Maurer | Nov 10, 2016 | Legal Issues
A recent Ontario Divisional Court decision has sought to clarify conflicting decisions and provide guidance as to the obligations of tenants when their landlords terminate their lease early. In the case at issue the landlord received a number of noise complaints from...
by Matt Maurer | Oct 25, 2016 | Columnists, Legal Issues
A recent decision demonstrates just how easy it is for residential tenants to game the system and live rent free. The tenant entered into a one year lease for a residential premises in mid-town Toronto. The lease started March 1, 2015 and the monthly rent was...
by Matt Maurer | Sep 14, 2016 | Featured, News
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a provision of the Mortgages Act, which allows lenders to set aside tenancy agreements for the purpose of taking possession of real property, does not conflict with the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA) and can be used by...
by Matt Maurer | Aug 9, 2016 | Featured, Legal Issues
The Ontario Divisional Court has overturned a decision of the Financial Services Tribunal in which the tribunal revoked a mortgage broker’s license because the tribunal failed to give sufficient consideration to lesser penalties before revoking the license. On two...
