Until recently, there was a real estate boom, with prices of homes reaching astronomical heights.Rentals were down, but sales were way up. Real estate agents and brokers were extremely busy andmay have omitted to take certain precautions on behalf of their clients who were looking to purchase ahome. There are certain safeguards real estate[…]

The days of bidding wars and unconditional offers to purchase may be over. But what if you bought yourdream home right before the market collapsed? Perhaps it was bad timing or just plain bad luck. Mostare unaware that under certain circumstances, it may be your Realtor who is responsible for a realestate deal gone wrong.[…]

In Ontario, if a landlord and a tenant have a disagreement they cannot resolve on their own, the way they can resolve that disagreement using the judicial system depends on whether or not the rental unit is subject to the Residential Tenancies Act (the “RTA”). To determine whether or not a rental unit is subject[…]

The focus of this article is on construction negligence and the responsibility a builder or contractor has towards others as well as related issues. A contractor’s or builder’s responsibility for negligence depends on the proximity or closeness of the relationship between the builder or contractor to the person who suffered from the negligence, (the “damage”)[…]

If you rent your home, there may come a day when your landlord will inform you that they need to end your tenancy because either they, a member of their immediate family, or a caregiver of either your landlord or your landlord’s immediate family wants to move into the rental unit. Another possibility is that[…]