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When One Owner Dies: Understanding The Right Of Survivorship For Individuals And Corporations

However, this structure introduces an additional layer of complexity, when determining how the right of survivorship applies when a joint tenant is a corporation.

Canada Real Estate

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Pallett Valo LLP

Start The Clock: How Long Do Estate Trustees Have To Administer Real Property?

In today's world of high real estate prices, the property held by an estate is often its most valuable asset.

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Homeowner Staves Off Enforcement Of Judgment Against Co-owner's Registered Interest (Brunton V. Lanzarotta)

Ontario's Land Titles Act is intended to be a true and accurate reflection of the state of title to a property.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

If They Repudiate, You Can Remediate: Remedies For Alberta Landlords In Commercial Lease Abandonment

Long-term commercial leases can pose challenges for both tenants and landlords, particularly when changing circumstances – whether it be financial, operational, or otherwise – render a lease untenable.

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Fight Of Survivorship

Canada Real Estate

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Casey & Moss LLP

Can Your Neighbour Expropriate Your Land? (A Consideration Of Remedies For Trespass)

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

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Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Neighbour Entitled To Retain Land Upon Which Lasting Improvements Were Made (Margaritis v. Milne)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Property Owner Allowed To Maintain Property's Use As Three Dwelling Units (Vitale v. Toronto (City Of))

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Builder, Surveyor, And Municipality Liable For Encroachment Of Dwelling Built On Neighbour's Land (Armstrong v. Penny)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Limitation Period For Setting Aside A Fraudulent Conveyance

Canada Criminal

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Pallett Valo LLP

Comprehensive Summary Of The Prohibition Of Purchase Of Residential Property By Non-Canadians Act

Canada Real Estate

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Watson Goepel LLP

The Pending Registration Queue: A Tool To Address Significant Alberta Land Title Registration Delays

Canada Real Estate

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Lawson Lundell LLP

Sale Of Commercial Units By Nearly-insolvent Debtor Not A Fraudulent Conveyance

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Canada Government

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Gowling WLG

Canada's New Citizenship Rules Explained: What Bill C-3 Means For Canadians Born Abroad

Canada Immigration

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Canada's 2025 Federal Budget: Critical Changes To Cryptocurrency Taxation Investors, Traders, And Miners Need To Know

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

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BCF Business Law

Selling Ticket Seats Or Subscriptions In Québec? Bill 10 Changes The Conditions Of Entry

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Planning Act (Ontario): Important Amendments Made To Section 50

Real estate lawyers, municipalities, and the general public should be happy to hear that Bill 276, which included a set of long awaited amendments to the Planning Act (Ontario)...

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Proposed Amendments To The Subdivision Control Provisions Of The Planning Act Introduced In Ontario's New Red Tape Bill - Finally

Real estate lawyers across Ontario and the public will be pleased that, on April 15, 2021, the Ontario Government introduced in its new Red Tape Bill...

Canada Real Estate

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Torkin Manes LLP

Abandoned Use Of Easement Leads To Loss Of Backyard Parking Pad

In a densely populated city like Toronto, many older neighbourhoods contain tightly-packed homes separated by narrow easements which provide access to backyard parking areas.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

I Can't Hear Myself Think! (Part 2)

Renovation and construction, while often absolutely necessary, can cause several issues for both landlord and tenant.

Canada Real Estate

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

The Essentials Of Title Insurance

Canada Insurance

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Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Violation Of A First Refusal Agreement: Broker's Role And The Assessment Of Damages

Canada Real Estate

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Vulnerable Litigants And Family Members: A Little Help From My Friends

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Minden Gross LLP

Forever Means 40 Years: Court Limits Perpetual Restrictive Covenants In Ontario Real Estate

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 8 – 12, 2019)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 23 – July 27, 2018)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Real Property Stigma And The Duty To Disclose

Canada Real Estate

CC

Clyde & Co

Positive Covenants Are Still Unenforceable In B.C.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Changes To Property Transfer Tax And APTT (Foreign Buyers Tax) Effective February 21st

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

First-Time Home Buyers: Closing Costs 101 (Part 3 Of 3)

Canada Real Estate

TR

The Ross Firm

Real Property Stigma And The Duty To Disclose

The doctrine of caveat emptor or buyer beware still places the onus on the purchaser to make enquiries that would reveal the "stigma" of a property being the scene of a violent crime.

Canada Real Estate

CC

Clyde & Co

Positive Covenants Are Still Unenforceable In B.C.

A triad of cases were recently decided in British Columbia pertaining to whether positive covenants in the development context were enforceable.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Changes To Property Transfer Tax And APTT (Foreign Buyers Tax) Effective February 21st

Changes to the Province's Property Transfer Tax system have been some of the most highly anticipated aspects to the 2018 BC NDP Budget.

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

First-Time Home Buyers: Closing Costs 101 (Part 3 Of 3)

Over the last two weeks, we've been looking at the various closing costs that first-time home buyers face in addition to the down payment.

Canada Real Estate

TR

The Ross Firm

Three Reasons To Hire A Real Estate Lawyer Before Signing

Canada Real Estate

TR

The Ross Firm

Transfer Duties On Rights Of Emphyteusis: The Court Of Appeal Confirms The Unfair Wording Of The Law

The Quebec Court of Appeal recently concluded in 9267-0801 Québec inc. v Ville de Montréal that, in the context of the transfer by the "emphyteuta" (the term used in the Civil Code of Quebec for the beneficiary of the right of the emphyteusis) . . .

Canada Real Estate

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Is A Developer Liable For A Buyer's Losses From Changes In The Market? A BC Court Says No

The case arose out of the marketing and sale of strata units in the Westin Grand Hotel located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Appeal Court Overturns OMB Overreach

At the end of August, the Divisional Court granted the Town of Richmond Hill's appeal of a decision of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).

Canada Real Estate

SL

Siskinds LLP

Non-Residents And The Sale Of Canadian Real Estate Property

So the time has come for you, a non-resident of Canada, after many years of personal enjoyment or rental revenues, to sell your Canadian real estate.

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Collins Barrow National Incorporated

Ontario Land Transfer Tax — Retroactive Amendment To De Minimus Relief

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

BC Imposes Additional 15% Tax On Foreigners Effective August 2, 2016

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Dentons Canada LLP

Stringent Non-Compliance Penalties Under B.C.'s New Property Transfer Tax Regime

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Foreigners To Pay New B.C. Property Transfer Tax: The Impact Of Bill 28 On Foreign Buyers Of Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Flash Freezing A Hot Market: BC Imposes Additional Property Transfer Tax On Foreign Entities

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Lindsay Kenney LLP

Update On Amendments To The Property Transfer Tax Act

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Province Announces 15% Property Transfer Tax For Foreign Entities

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Top 5 Facts About B.C.'s New Property Transfer Tax On Foreign Buyers

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Breaking News: Province Announces Increase In Property Transfer Tax Payable By Foreign Entities

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Fighting Back Against Excessive Closing Costs

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

B.C. Introduces New Rules To End Real Estate "Shadow Flipping"

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Important Modifications To The Act Respecting Duties On Transfers Of Immovables

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

BCCA Confirms That "Buyer Beware" Still Rules The Day In Real Estate Transactions – Why Property Disclosure Statements Don't Tell The Whole Story

Canada Real Estate

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Lawson Lundell LLP

Purchasing Your Next Piece Of Property With An IPad May Have Just Become A Reality

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

An Environmental Lawyer's Take On Ménard V. Parsons: Disclosure Of Environmental Matters

Canada Environment

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Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

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