by witgdev | Jul 10, 2023 | Articles, Legal Moments
The Cohen Highley Legal Moment on AM980 Radio
by witgdev | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
The Ontario Court of Appeal has adjudged that Property Managers (PM’s) who manage rental property for third parties cannot represent themselves or their principals in proceedings at the LTB or in Small Claims Court. This declaration applies even where the PM company...
by witgdev | Jul 10, 2023 | Condominium Law
May be Personally Liable for a Breach of Statutory Duty THE LAWYERS WEEKLY (April 19, 2013) Ontario’ s Condominium Act requires that members of condo boards act in good faith when exercising statutory obligations and discharging their duties of office. Condo directors...
by witgdev | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed that occupier’s liability of a residential landlord cannot be extinguished or transferred to tenants under current Ontario law. For landlords, the case is a stark reminder that they are effectively the liability guarantor...
by witgdev | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins, Rental Housing Law
(And here’s what you can do about it….) This article first appeared in FRPO’s FE Magazine, May/June, 2016 Most landlords and on-site staff have probably encountered the “difficult” tenant who uses verbal abuse, personal attacks, threats, and intimidation...
by witgdev | Jul 10, 2023 | Rent Control Bulletins
A common complaint of condominium residents and apartment tenants is about excessive noise caused by occupants of neighbouring units. Like residential landlords, a condo corporation has a positive legal duty to investigate such complaints and take action if the noise...
