by admin | Aug 21, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Ontario has finally repealed a law — after a 200-year delay — which even today requires landowners to perform road work for local townships. Two years after the province of Upper Canada was established in 1791, one of the first acts of the new legislature was to...
by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Anyone with a scheduled September 30 closing date on their real estate purchase or sale will have to change that date as the result of a new national holiday proclaimed in June. Bill C-5 is an act to amend various pieces of legislation making September 30 every year a...
by admin | Jul 24, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
It’s after 5 p.m. on June 30 and the home purchase transaction is complete. The new owner shows up with the keys and deed, only to be utterly shocked that the seller is still in the house — and doing nothing to pack or move. Sadly, this is a true story, posted on a...
by admin | Jul 10, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
With the rapid increase in the price of condominium units this year, some buyers are turning to co-ops and co-ownerships as an alternative. With the rapid increase in the price of condominium units this year, some buyers are turning to co-ops and co-ownerships as an...
by admin | Jun 26, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
A code of ethics for builders and their staff which comes into force on July 1 has the potential to create a sea change in the marketing of new homes and condominiums. The first in Ontario’s history, the code for the industry takes effect by way of a government...
