Honesty key when defending negligent misrepresentation claim
Although a recent case shows that any breakdown in the test required to establish negligent misrepresentation in a real estate transaction will result in a failed claim, honesty is still…
Buying a freehold or condo checklist
Here is a list of things that should be included in your contract of services to be performed by your lawyer when you make condominium or freehold home purchases: Review…
Obligations of condo corporations regarding common elements
There has been recent mention in the media regarding elevators in condominium buildings that have been out of service for substantial periods of time. Stories like these raise the legal…
Clients to benefit most from improved online title searches
Although one might assume that a title search process would be easy for a solicitor in today’s day and age, many Ontario municipalities are far behind when it comes to…
Province eyes new protections for landlords, tenants
Toronto real estate lawyer Lisa Laredo welcomes the provincial government's proposal to give no-smoking clauses in rental agreements some teeth. Landlords are free to include a no-smoking clause in rental…
Featured in the June 24th Issue of The Lawyers Weekly: Building the dream to be your own boss
Please have a look at the article the June 24th, 2016 publication of The Lawyers Weekly, titled "Building the dream to be your own boss". "They also tend to be…
Province should revisit issue of will revocation on marriage
Ontario should join the growing group of Canadian common-law jurisdictions that have done away with a law that automatically revokes the wills of people who marry, says Toronto wills and…
The need for standardization, regulation of home inspectors
A person who purchases a used home in Ontario accepts it as is without any warranty as to its condition or fitness as a home. There are two exceptions to…
Legal for contractor to file lien for non-payment
A subcontractor’s move to file a lien on a construction site following a dispute over payment is a legal option in this type of situation, Toronto real estate lawyer Lisa…
Title to land – an expanding concept
Generally speaking, the role of a solicitor retained by a purchaser of a residential home is to ensure that the client receives a good and marketable title to the real…
