Buying a House: Your Contract Remedies When Things Go Wrong

We have all heard the horror stories.  The new homeowner buys a house and discovers a problem after the title is transferred.  A leaky basement.  A leaky roof.  Pool or hot tub equipment not working.  Septic system has failed and needs to be replaced.  What Read More …

New Standardized Lease Required for Residential Tenancies in Ontario

The Government of Ontario has just released this week a new standardized lease that is now required for residential tenancies starting April 30, 2018. On the Ministry of Housing’s website, the purpose of the standard lease is to use plain language to help: landlords and Read More …

What “Caveat Emptor” Means When Buying a Home

  My clients sold a house.  That’s why they were sued in Small Claims Court.  Caveat Emptor was their defence and they won. My clients didn’t come to me right away.  They thought they could handle it on their own, but the buyer of my Read More …

Selling Your House: Being Blindsided by the Purchaser

Whether you are upsizing to a family-sized home, or downsizing from a full family home to an empty-nester, you still have to sell the home that you are currently living in. It’s a stressful time: planning a move, talking to Realtors, looking for your next Read More …