by James R.G. Cook | Feb 27, 2025 | Columnists, Legal Issues
QUICK HITS A buyer who failed to close on a Burlington property due to lack of funds attempted to rely on legal defences of force majeure and frustration, citing difficulties accessing inherited money from Afghanistan and a failed sale of another property. The...
by Jordana Springgay | Jan 20, 2025 | Legal Issues
Alan Hu/pacificevergreenrealty.com The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered Alan Hu, a Surrey-based Realtor, to surrender his profits from the sale of a $3.35-million property after breaching his fiduciary duty to a client. According to a court decision...
by Jordana Springgay | Nov 18, 2024 | Legal Issues
Sunshine Coast, B.C. (Canva) QUICK HITS Two B.C. Realtors were fined over $200,000 for failing to disclose key restrictions in a 2017 waterfront property sale on the Sunshine Coast. Acting as dual agents, they marketed the cabin as “legal...
by James R.G. Cook | Oct 24, 2023 | Legal Issues
Co-authored by Christina Tassopoulos QUICK HITS When a property is owned by 2+ people, one owner might want to sell it against the wishes of the others. Under Ontario’s Partition Act, this is typically allowed. Stothers vs Kazeks is one of the rare...
by James R.G. Cook | Oct 13, 2023 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS In the case of 1000249084 Ontario Inc. v. Andazesgishahr, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dealt with a property dispute involving co-owners and a mortgage lender; the co-owners had an agreement preventing the sale of the property without mutual...
