by Harry Fine | May 16, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns, Legal Issues
It should never have happened this way. It’s true that written tenancy agreements for Ontario’s residential landlords have been confusing and inconsistent. Many leases are jam-packed with illegal clauses, confusing provisions and in some cases, there is no written...
by MarkWeisleder | Oct 26, 2017 | Legal Issues
In this video, Toronto real estate lawyer Mark Weisleder outlines changes in Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, including expanded rent controls, changes to the “family reason” for terminating a lease, new rules and forms involving evictions and more....
by Sean Tait | Sep 21, 2017 | Advice for Agents
The excitement and stress of negotiations have reached their peak as initial negotiations are concluding for your apartment acquisition. Now the realities of due diligence are rearing their ugly head. Due diligence is an unglamorous but vitally important part of any...
by Chris Seepe | Jul 14, 2017 | Columnists, Featured
Tenants may think the government is looking out for tenant interests, but if that was true there would be no pandemic housing shortage, multiple offers, outrageous selling prices, extremely low vacancy rates, high rental tenant property taxes and eight-year affordable...
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...
