Doing your Wills Under Covid
Doing your Will – How to do it in Covid times!!!!! By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Jacqueline Moneta One of the questions we receive all of the time relates to…
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS By: Jacqueline Moneta JD with assistance from Jayson Schwarz LLM Most homeowners agree that maintenance and unexpected repairs are a fact of life. So why does talk of…
Tax Efficiency in International Real Estate Development
Real estate remains an attractive proposition for international investors. Whether that is residential or commercial property, the relatively attractive yield in comparison to more traditional investments such as bonds, makes…
Understanding Your Contract
By: Laas Hess JD and Jayson Schwarz LLM You have won the bidding war on the home of your dreams; you have secured financing; you are ready to close and…
Vacant Posession
By: Jacqueline Moneta LLD and Jayson Schwarz LLM If you’ve ever bought, sold or rented a property you’re probably familiar with the term vacant possession. Giving vacant possession refers to…
Pools and Condominiums
By: Jacqueline Moneta JD and Jayson Schwarz LLM Whether you’re buying or renting a condominium, pools are often high on a house hunter’s list of desired amenities. But as a…
What Happens When a Real Estate Lawyer and a Realtor, Actually Work Together?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM & Claude Boiron (Royal LePage Terrequity Realty) Realtor’s perspective: Claude: Many realtors feel as though their job is finished when they send over a firm Agreement…
Security Deposits and Post-Dated cheques: Do I Need to Provide Them?
By: Ernest Woo LLB and Jayson Schwarz LLM Every time someone begins to negotiate a lease for a residential premise, the issue of security deposits and post-dated cheques needs to…
What is a Minute book and Why do I Need One?
By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Evonne Finnegan LLB Most people operating businesses reach the point where they need to incorporate for a variety of reasons. Once the corporation is incorporated…
Investing in Canada From Abroad
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM With assistance from Evonne Finnegan LLB and Ernest Wong LLB Toronto was the “hottest” city in the world in 2014, among the growing number of rich…
Pets and Condominiums
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM with assistance from Ernest Woo JD When buying a condominium the emotional aspects are often as important as the legal aspects and the two are inexorably intertwined. …
The Issue Of Rent and Termination
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Ernest Woo LLB You have been happily living in your lovely rental home for a little over a year and have continued to pay rent…
Threshold Damages and the Limitation Period in Vehicle Accident Matters
Clarifying the Relationship Between Threshold Damages and the Limitation Period in Vehicle Accident Matters By: Martin Zatovkanuk Introduction Justice Perell’s recent decision in Pereira vs. Contardo, 2014 ONSC 6894 clarified…
Noise Can Be Painful
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Ernest Woo A noisy Tenant can be a pain in your otherwise perfect rental lifestyle. There could be excessive noise from music, vacuuming or through…
Smoke and Condominiums
WHERE THERE IS SMOKE… Living in a condominium, second-hand smoke can enter your living space in a number of ways, including open windows, patios, and even through building ventilation systems.…
What to Look for in a Status Certificate
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM If you are a prospective purchaser of a condominium under here are the basic things to look for when you review the Status Certificate: Common Expenses…
Condominium Board of Directors: Friend or Foe?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM I have been receiving many questions and complaints about the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of a number of condo corporations. The Board appears to be…
How Green is Your Septic Tank?
By: Jayson Schwarz and Konstantine Chatzidimos So there you are, sitting and rocking in the hot summer sun and the breeze brings you the smells of summer how wonderful .…
Tell me About Trusts
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM When people hear the words “Family Trust” or “Florida Trust”, they immediately think of wealthy, old-money families like the Kennedys. The truth is that Trusts are…