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, 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
Article by Joe Hoffer 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...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Land Ownership
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently declared that owners of permanent structures on leased land are subject to the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). For owners of recreational campgrounds and recreational land lease properties the ruling creates...
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities Act, AODA, Articles
Joe Hoffer discusses the employer’s perspective of terminating people with disabilities....
by Cohen Highley | Jul 10, 2023 | Family Law
Article by Ken Fraser As a Family Law Lawyer I assist individuals with the complicated issues that arise out of the breakdown of their relationship. These issues cover a wide range of areas. When there are children involved one of the issues that I am frequently asked...