by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Jan 20, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
Receiving a commission is every agent’s expectation when their efforts result in the lease or sale of a property. In Ngai v. Fufa Limited, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decided that notwithstanding the agents’ efforts in attempting to negotiate a deal, the...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Jan 2, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
When acting for both a seller and a buyer, what duties does a real estate agent owe to his or her clients if a property disclosure statement, known as a Seller Property Information Sheet (SPIS) in Ontario, is signed? This was the central issue that the Court of Appeal...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Dec 4, 2019 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
Nothing dampens the excitement of a sale like the sudden realization that you’ve made a mistake. In Vandenberg v. Wilken, the Ontario Court of Appeal provides a strong defence against partial summary judgment motions for the enforcement of Agreements of Purchase and...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Nov 6, 2019 | Featured, Legal Issues
When parties co-own real property as joint tenant or tenants-in-common, it can become messy really quickly when one of those parties wants to opt out of the co-ownership but the other does not. Matters can get even more complicated when one party is unable or...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Oct 4, 2019 | Featured, Legal Issues
When can a sale under a Power of Sale fail? This was the central issue that the Court of Appeal addressed in the 1173928 Ontario Inc. v. 1463096 Ontario Inc decision. A Power of Sale is a standard clause in a mortgage agreement that allows a lender to sell the...
