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What Happens When a Seller Dies Before the Closing Date in a Real Estate Sale?

It’s every homebuyer’s nightmare. You’ve finally found your dream home, signed the paperwork, and started counting down to closing day, only to receiv...
Nov 2025
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The Deposit Diaries

What Really Happens When Real Estate Transactions Go Sideways in Ontario Buying a home should be a very exciting time. You find the one, sign the papers, and start planning where the couch will go. You may even add a proud...
Nov 2025
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Court Upholds Buyer Rights in Real Estate Dispute

Key Lessons on Contract Termination and Breach The Ontario Superior Court ruled in favor of the buyers in a dispute with a builder over a townhouse purchase. Although the buyers missed payment dead...
Oct 2025
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Ontario Announces Conditional GST/HST Rebate

For New Homes and First-Time Home Buyers only The Ontario government announced that it will introduce a First Time Home Buyer rebate for pre construction new homes for the 8% provincial portion of...
Oct 2025
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Can a Homeowner Claim Ownership of a Parkland?

What the Supreme Court Says About Squatters' Rights and Municipal Parkland. Adverse possession, commonly known as squatters’ rights, is a legal doctrine that allows a person to acquire ownership of land by using it openly, con...
Oct 2025
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The Significance of the Final Walkthrough

The final walkthrough in a real estate transaction is a crucial step that takes place just before closing, allowing buyers to confirm the property’s c...
Oct 2025
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Land Transfer Tax in Ontario:

Who Pays, Who Doesn’t, and Who Gets Stuck with the Bill Land Transfer Tax (“LTT”), Ontario’s way of making sure that when property changes hands, the government still receives a slice of the pie. However, h...
Sep 2025
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Do You Own Abutting Land in Ontario?

Understanding Severance and Title Merger Owning side-by-side parcels of land can offer great flexibility, but it also comes with legal and practical considerations that many property owners o...
Sep 2025
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Legal Remedies Available to Sellers in Failed or Aborted Residential Real Estate Transactions

Legal remedies exist for sellers facing buyer breaches in residential real estate transactions in Ontario. Common breaches include late or unpaid depo...
Sep 2025
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Importance of Your Closing Date in Real Estate

A smooth real estate transaction in Ontario hinges on a carefully chosen closing date. Avoid scheduling closings on weekends or holidays, as banks and...
Sep 2025
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Docking Your Plans

How to Keep the Family Cottage from Causing a Family Shipwreck In Ontario, nothing says “summer” like the family cottage. It is where marshmallows are roasted, attempts at barbecue are made, and where ...
Aug 2025
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Interim Occupancy Explained:

How to Prepare for an Interim Occupancy? An Interim Occupancy Closing Notification advises purchasers of their occupancy date, but the purchaser’s lawyer often only receives necessary documen...
Aug 2025
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Landlords Now Liable for Tenants' Criminal Acts

Ontario’s new “Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025” dramatically increases landlord liability for illegal drug activitie...
Jul 2025
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Power of Sale Explained: Key Considerations for Realtors and Homeowner

In real estate, especially during times of financial distress, properties may be sold under a Power of Sale. This legal process allows lenders to reco...
Jul 2025
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Bare trust agreements for couples

In the excitement of purchasing property together, couples often overlook crucial conversations about individual ownership rights. A recent Ontario Co...
Jul 2025
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Toronto’s New Rental Renovation License Bylaw

Follow up on Mira's Jan 2025 article. This article concentrates on Toronto’s efforts to crack down on bad faith evictions and protect tenants from so-...
Jul 2025
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Important Tarion Update for Builders

Tarion Introduces Unique Home ID and New Warranty Information Sheets Last month, we shared details about Tarion’s updated Deposit Protection Policy, designed to better inform purchasers of their warranty rights while al...
Jul 2025
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Tax Me Baby One More Time

Understanding Property Taxes Let’s be honest, no one throws a party when their property tax bill arrives. It is one of those unavoidable parts of our life journey. A bill th...
Jun 2025
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Tarion's Updated Deposit Protection Policy

Buying a New Home in Ontario? Here's What You Need to Know About Tarion’s Updated Deposit Protection Policy
Jun 2025
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The Buyer in Breach

Cancelling Firm Agreements of Purchase and Sale and Potential Consequences Increasingly, I’ve had buyers or prospective buyers reach out to me about cancelling their firm agreements of purchase and sale with their build...
Jun 2025
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What are the Zoning and Insurance Requirements of Additional Dwelling Units

Additional dwelling units are separate self-contained living spaces in a home in existing property lines, that are becoming a common way to address th...
Jun 2025
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Buyer Beware: What Buyers Need to Know About Kitec Piping

Kitec plumbing doesn’t have to derail your transaction as long as you handle it’s presence in the right way. For buyers, knowledge is power. For selle...
Jun 2025
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Understanding the "Good Working Order" Clause in a Residential Agreement of Purchase and Sale

A "good working order" clause is inserted in Agreements of Purchase and Sale in an effort to protect buyers. The challenge is that "good working order...
Jun 2025
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Protect Your Home Renovation: The Importance of Reviewing Construction Contracts with Expert Legal Advisors

A Review of McKenzie-Barnswell v Xpert Credit Control Solutions Inc. In McKenzie-Barnswell v Xpert Credit Control Solutions Inc., 2025 ONCA 253 (“McKenzie”), Sam Joshi (“S.J” or the “A...
Jun 2025
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