by James R.G. Cook | Oct 26, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Fences may make good neighbours but not when they can’t agree on where the fence should be located. In Lombardo v. 2672140 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONSC 5523 (CanLII), the parties owned adjacent properties in Flamborough, Ont., and were embroiled in a dispute over where a...
by James R.G. Cook | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Major home construction projects involve a substantial investment of time and money. There is typically a high amount of stress involved for homeowners over the scope of the work to be performed and the valuation of services and materials provided, in addition to...
by James R.G. Cook | Sep 27, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Many condominium units are purchased as investment properties with the owners leasing out the units to tenants. This may result in a condominium building that has numerous landlords who don’t live in the building, and tenants who are unconcerned with the impact of...
by James R.G. Cook | Sep 7, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Agreements between family members are often informal and not reduced to writing, even if they involve substantial assets such as real estate. The parties may think that they have agreed on some of the terms but they may neglect to resolve others with any certainty....
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Aug 25, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
In Tsui v. Zhuoqi, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice addressed two complex issues. First, what duties do sellers owe purchasers when damage to a property may be substantial and second, what constitutes substantial damage to property? The seller, Ye Zhuoqi entered...
by James R.G. Cook | Aug 16, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
After an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) is signed and a deposit is paid it may be weeks or months before the scheduled completion date. In the case of new properties under construction, it could be years. During that time, the APS generally remains a binding...
