by Doug MacCallum | Jan 24, 2017 | Columnists, Featured
It would be a win, win, win if we could just clean out all the bad tenants for the landlords across our country. We all know bad tenants can bring down neighbouring property values. You may be a landlord yourself and have clients who are landlords, or you may have...
by Matt Maurer | Jan 9, 2017 | Featured, Legal Issues
In what very well might be a record for living rent free, a recent case (Nwabue v Rojas, 2016 ONSC 7754 [CanLII]) illustrates how a tenant was able to freeload for over 18 months despite agreeing to an order requiring him to vacate the unit. The tenant stopped paying...
by Natalka Falcomer | Dec 15, 2016 | Advice for Agents
A large source of landlord and tenant conflict stems from the Operating Costs clause; a critical clause that is used to determine how much Additional Rent is charged to the tenant. This clause is brutal to read and causes confusion. The common solution: ignore it and...
by Matt Maurer | Nov 10, 2016 | Legal Issues
A recent Ontario Divisional Court decision has sought to clarify conflicting decisions and provide guidance as to the obligations of tenants when their landlords terminate their lease early. In the case at issue the landlord received a number of noise complaints from...
by Natalka Falcomer | Nov 8, 2016 | Advice for Agents
You come across this in an offer: Section 5. Tenant to Discharge Liens Tenant shall […] do all things necessary to prevent a lien attaching to the Lands or Building and should any such lien be made […] Tenant shall discharge or vacate such lien immediately. If Tenant...
