Most people seem to know that commercial landlords are tougher and often don’t want to agree. The right to assign a lease is provided to residential tenants under the Residential …
Should You get Title Insurance or a New Survey?
Actually, it shouldn’t be one or the other. It should be both. One of the problems is that title insurance was marketed as a cheaper alternative to a survey. …
SPIS and the Entire Agreement Clause
In 2007, the purchasers Adam and Olga Soboczynski bought a house in London, Ontario from Don and Louise Beauchamp. They had owned the house since 2001 and had not experienced …
If You Buy the House: Do you Get the Keys?
This is a simple enough question. If you ask people; 99% will reply that keys are a part of the house. In fact, they are part of the locking system …
The LAW of Disclosure in Canada
If you want to know about the law of disclosure in real estate transactions, then have a look at this case: December 8, 2011 BETWEEN: Timothy Scherbak and Cherese Scherbak …
Title Insurance: Is it Necessary?
That’s a good question. Prior to 1997, there was no commonly available title insurance in Ontario and yet it was the norm in the United States. Solicitor’s Opinion Traditionally, purchasers …
Waterfront Property: Who Owns it?
If you are looking at waterfront property, you really want to know where your property ends and the lake begins. You definitely don’t want a “gap”. So, where’s the line? …
Two Reasons for the Deposit
There are actually two basic reasons for a deposit in a real estate transaction: 1) to constitute security for payment, and 2) to establish a pre-estimate of the damages in …
Canadian Government Denounces “Marriage Fraud”
In a new publication entitled “Welcome to Canada: What You Should Know”, the government deals with the issue of “marriage fraud”. Here’s the note on Marriage: Marriage Marriage is a …
Are you looking for an eco-friendly bed bug remedy?
According to the Harvard School of Public Health, “Bed bugs are small wingless insects that feed solely upon the blood of warm-blooded animals.” Bed bugs are not socio-economically oriented Bed …