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 Nathalie Boutet | Oct 25, 2019 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
With sky-high rents and home ownership out of reach for many young Canadians, more couples are moving into properties with the help of their parents’ money, or even back into their childhood home. But not understanding the legal implications in case of a separation...
by Natalka Falcomer | Oct 7, 2019 | Legal Issues
Ever since Toronto’s real estate boom began, pre-construction has been one of the most popular forms of investment. This is because investors assume that the value of a future project will continue to increase. Pre-construction is also an attractive investment because...
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...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Sep 4, 2019 | Featured, Legal Issues
What do you do when your purchaser refuses to close on an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) because the driveway is smaller than they originally thought? That was the central issue that the Court of Appeal grappled with in Himidan v. Farquharson, 2019 ONCA 575. The...
by Martin Rumack | Aug 20, 2019 | Legal Issues
Kitec piping was sold and used between 1995 and 2007. It was used in new home construction and in renovations of some existing homes as a piping system for carrying water throughout the house, and for supplying water to radiant heating systems for both the home and...
