by Cohen Highley | Jul 11, 2023 | Land Ownership
As a follow up to our Bulletin about the Green Acres decision of the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), which found that the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) did not apply to a seasonal park, we now have a decision that takes the analysis one step further. Kristin Ley...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Real Estate Law
Should you buy that decommissioned gas station? Many old gas stations have been closed over the past several years and many of those stations are located in what appears to be very commercially advantageous locations. Should you pick up the potential deal? The answer...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Condominium Law
THE LAWYERS WEEKLY Ontario’s Condominium Act provides a mechanism for unhappy unit owners to stage a statutory uprising by overthrowing and replacing a condo board of directors. A recent Superior Court case (MCC 232 v. Owners and Mortgagees of MCC 232 ONSC 4620) holds...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (the “RTA”) has special provisions governing the operations of “Care Homes”. Care Home operators may now also be subject to special regulation under the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 (the “RHA”). A landlord providing rental housing for...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins, Rental Housing Law
The Divisional Court has ruled that, in the absence of express, permissive language in a lease, a Landlord may not take photographs of the interior of a rental unit and post the images when listing the unit for sale. In particular, the Court stated:...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
Many residential landlords have expressed a preference, in their marketing and in admissions policy, for rentals to persons aged 50-plus. It has long been the view of landlords’ lawyers, however, that restricting tenancies to persons aged 50-plus, and rejecting...
