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Workshop – Savvy Landlord – Part I: Introduction to Being a Landlord
New Date Added! August 25, 2016 - same time! same place! **SOLD OUT*** When: August 24, 2016 – 7:00PM to 8:30PM Where: Bellum Legal – 65 Maidstone Way, Whitby, ON This workshop is from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The first hour will include the topics below and the last...
Landlord and Tenant Issues – To Evict or Not to Evict
I will assume if you have clicked on the link to read this article, you are either a landlord or thinking of becoming a landlord. Either way, knowing what to do when rent isn’t paid, should be one of the first things you learn! You may be familiar with the Landlord...
The New Year’s Resolution – Get Fit! The Gym Membership Contract
Every year we all make a new year’s resolution to lose weight or get in shape. I am no different. I have made that resolution myself last week and the most common way to do that is join a gym. If you actually get to the gym to join, the first major step has been...
Contra Proferentem
Contra Proferentem Translated, this means against the one bringing forth. This term is used in "contract law to stipulate that an ambiguous term in a contract shall be interpreted against the interests of the party that insisted upon the term's inclusion. Prevents...
Ex Parte
This term show up quite often in tribunals and courts. It means “from one party”. It is commonly used when a decision is reached, or case is brought, by or for one party without the other party being present.
Breakthrough Real Estate Investing
The last time I was at the Durham Real Estate Investors Group I met a brilliant man, Rob Break, and he asked me if I would do an interview on Landlord and Tenant issues. Here it is guys! Check it out!
The Assessed Value of Your Home
I have now decided that I am going to branch off into the real estate aspect of being a paralegal. I love anything to do with land, development and real estate and have been researching the Environment and Land Tribunals. I thought I would write a blog on this topic and this is for anyone who owns a house out there!
Obiter Dictum
I remember working at a large law firm in downtown Toronto and ran across a student who was the editor of the Obiter Dictum (oh-bee-ter deek-toom) at their law school.
