Once you buy a property are you allowed to have another look? Now, once you own it, you can look at it all you like, but by that time it …
Selling the House and the Severed Lot (Ontario)
Two Lots (One with a House and One Vacant) Question: The client severed a back lot from her house. The first lot is now smaller and has the house on …
Use of Maiden Name Might Conceal Executions
Question: Is it proper to use the maiden name of a married woman, because the property was originally acquired in that name? Answer: Assume Mary Smith purchased the property and …
Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS)
Question: Is it still appropriate to use a SPIS in Ontario? Answer: While the SPIS seems to have fallen into disuse, it should be noted that the 2016 version is …
Remedies for Leftover Junk on Closing (Ontario)
Question: We are now closing for our buyer client on a home sold “as is”. In the agreement we did not include any clause to the effect that the home …
Real Estate Fees and Commissions (Lawyers and Agents)
The Competition Bureau has been dealing with real estate fees and commissions for over 40 years. A percentage charge (fee or commission) based upon price is what everyone would prefer. …
Prescriptive Easement for Right of Way (Ontario)
Prescriptive Easement for Right of Way (Ontario) Question: I am about to submit an Offer on a cottage property. Access requires travel over the properties of three adjacent owners. This …
Right of Inspection Prior to Closing
The Ontario case that is quoted frequently is the 1979 case of Harkness v. Cooney. After it was pronounced most lawyers accepted the fact that there was a common law …
Interior Dimensions and Accuracy ~ Be Careful
Double Check Measurements By Brian Madigan LL.B. How important are the actual measurements of a room? Does size matter?Sometimes, it does. Possibly the prospective purchaser is undertaking some rough calculations …
Furnace Rental: The standard Agreement
Question: An agent listed a condo with a rental furnace. Brokerage remarks state furnace is rental $90 month. Offer did not include the rental and both agents missed it, supposed …