by admin | Oct 30, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
One spooky surprise taught these homeowners an important lesson about disclosure. When Danielle Witt and Ben Rockey-Harris were successful with their less-than-asking-price offer on a house in Cottage City, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C., they were very...
by admin | Oct 16, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Condominium owners who rent out their units without credit and reference checks run the risk of being financially responsible for their tenant’s misbehaviour. Heidi Yee Hui owns a condominium on Carlton St., in Toronto, which she leased out to a male tenant earlier...
by admin | Oct 2, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Last September, a client of mine whom I will call Meghan purchased a beautifully renovated home in Midtown Toronto for a price well above asking. Built in the 1920s on a 30-foot lot, the home came with a private drive. The MLS listing shows three parking spaces, and...
by admin | Sep 18, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
A Superior Court decision in August provides valuable guidance on how buyers and sellers should act when a property suffers substantial damage before closing. In November, 2019, Sative Yan-Ling Tsui and Jonathan Simon Levert signed an agreement to buy a three-level...
by admin | Sep 4, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
When a title insurer pays a referral fee to a lawyer for arranging a policy on a client’s property purchase, who should get the benefit of the fee — the lawyer or the client? For more than 20 years, some Ontario title insurance companies have been paying lawyers a fee...
