(Ontario) Question: I had prospective visitors leave when I asked for ID. They thought that this was an invasion of their privacy. Answer: Yes, indeed it is an invasion of …
Searching Title: Requisitions and Objections Removal
What should be the normal periods? What’s fair and reasonable? What makes sense from the Buyer’s perspective? What makes sense from the Seller’s point of view? Let’s start out with …
Salt, Sand and Shovel Before the Open House
Let’s assume that you are a real estate agent and you have agreed to host an Open House for your client. Question: Who is responsible if someone falls on the …
Sales Agent? Yes or No!
(Ontario) Question: I know that the Brokerage is the legal “agent” for the Seller, but what, if any is the role of the actual sales representative? Answer: The real estate …
Rules Relating to“Pets”
Ontario There are some issues relating to pets in Ontario. Some Landlords don’t like them. The Residential Tenancies Act will not allow a Tenant to be evicted because they have …
Up the Commission
Question: I had an agent flat out tell me, in writing, that if we didn’t up the coop he wouldn’t take it to his client and I quote “If you …
Rule out Dual Agency in Ontario
The concept of dual agency in Ontario is largely focused upon one Sales Representative acting for both the Seller and the Buyer in the same deal. By accident, since the …
Resumption of Co-habitation by Divorced Couple
(Ontario) Question: If a divorced couple decided to live together again, does the non-owner have any rights in the property under the Family Law Act? Consider the fact that they …
Registration of Deed
Ontario Question: Mr. and Mrs. Jones buy a property and receive a deed from the sellers, which they take to Registry Office and register in the Registry System. Does this …
Proper Execution of a Power of Attorney (Is it valid?)
How do you know whether there is a valid Power of Attorney? Unless, it’s tested in the Courts, you can’t really be absolutely certain, but the Courts do have some …