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…
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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 .…
Rental Applications – When Can Landlords Retain Deposits?
By: Konstantine Chatzidimos and Jayson Schwarz LLM Introduction Many of us rent our homes. One of the big questions we might have is when a Landlord can keep your deposit…
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. So what can you…
The Toronto Land Transfer Tax
The Toronto Land Transfer Tax Anyone looking to get into the Toronto real estate market should be aware of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax (“TLTT”). This TLTT is applicable to…
HST and Land Transfer Tax
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM A number of readers have expressed concern over the documents in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale relating to HST. Today, virtually all builders include GST…
Common Element Fees – What you need to know!!
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Part of buying a condominium is understanding the fact that you are entering into a legally binding agreement to pay certain monies every month to the…
New Home Purchases and the HST
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Lori Simpson Effective July 1, 2010, new home buyers became subject to 13% HST on their purchase agreements. The HST, consisting of a 5% federal…
Commercial Real Estate Financing Considerations
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Konstantine Chatzidimos Introduction If you are reading this article you may just be considering acquiring a commercial property, i.e., an office building, manufacturing/warehouse facility, apartment building,…
Surviving Closing
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM It is rare that a commercial property transaction ever closes without some issue or many issues arising to stand in the way of business. Even the…
Buying Our Cottage and Doing it Right – Finding the Right Location
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Suddenly we notice that there are more mild days; when it snows it only lasts a short while. The groundhog has done his thing and we…
Winter at the Cottage – the Legal Issues
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM The cottage in the winter is a different place; snow piled high, the trees bare, the lake frozen over and the cottage an oasis in an…
What Kind of Cottage am I Buying?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM These days buying a cottage property is not as simple as it used to be. Apart from all of the different considerations that you would ordinarily…
The Taxman and the Family cottage – Is a Family Trust the Answer
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Allan Church As you look at the family running over the property, you sit back and think hmmm all of these kids and I’m getting…
Selling Our Cottage and doing it Right – The Agent
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Slowly, summer is starting to wind down; the lazy hazy days are changing; the sun sets earlier and rises later. There is a chill in the…
The Taxman and the Family Cottage – Ownership Options
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Allan Church In this article we’ll talk about some different options as to how to own or hold title to the family cottage. Background For…