1 Right Business You will need to find the right business for you. This is one that you like. This is in a field where you are comfortable. You have …
Ignore the Landlord at Your Own Risk
Commercial Tenancy From time to time, tenants will wish to take advantage of the favourable lease rates under a long term lease. For one reason or another, the property is …
Does a Commercial Tenant have the Right to Assign the Lease?
Ontario 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 …
Agreements: Residential and Commercial FORMS
(Ontario) Question: What are the differences between Form 100 (residential) and Form 500 (Commercial). Answer: Look at Clause 7 which deals with the HST. In Form 100, it’s included in …
Residency of an Ontario Corporation
The residency of an Ontario corporation can become quite complicated. Usually, it will be determined on the basis of the common law rules related to residency. That is usually the …
Co-Tenancy Continuing Liabilities in Ontario
Question: Would the liability of a co-tenant survive bankruptcy? Answer: Let’s say we have a contaminated property owned by A and B as co-tenants. There is a contamination spill and …
Foundation Work to be Undertaken
This type of issue arises frequently in commercial transactions. You will wish to consider: Eliminating the preamble which appears to minimize the situation somewhat, Buyer retains a Consulting Engineer, Seller …
Comparing Mediation and Arbitration for Defaulted Real Estate Deals
Mediation is much less expensive than Arbitration. If price is the motivating factor, then go with mediation. There are various agencies and associations which offer both mediation and arbitration. Often, …
Lease Registration in Ontario
Question: Does a residential lease that was originally listed on the MLS get registered the same way a sale does? In other words, can you look it up after to …
Construction Industry – Fair Bidding System (Documents)
Owner / Architect The Owner employs an Architect to come up with plans to construct a building. Once satisfied with the final revisions, the project will “go out to tender”. …