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In Saskatchewan, The Condominium Property Act, 1993 (the "Act") empowers condominium corporations ("Corporations") to recover from certain persons the cost of repairing damage to condominium property.

The strength and stability of Canada’s economy continues to attract foreign investment, including our commercial and residential real estate sectors.

On October 9, 2020 the federal government announced new rent relief measures for businesses facing the financial burden of COVID-19. The new program will be known as the...

Of all the various responsibilities of a condominium board, perhaps none is as important as ensuring that its unit owners are in compliance with the terms of the corporation’s Declaration, Rules and applicable By-laws.

When navigating a merger or acquisition, the focus often centers on financials, due diligence, and deal structuring. However, one critical piece that's sometimes overlooked...

It is a defining attribute of government that it has the power to take private property for public purposes, without the owner’s consent. However, most expropriations of land in British Columbia are governed by the "Expropriation Act", which ensures a fair procedure and entitles owners to be paid compensation.

Sophisticated landlords often include in commercial leases so-called "shot gun" termination clauses in respect of a tenant’s request to assign a lease or sublease its premises to another party (a "transfer").

On Sept. 14, 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government is removing Goods and Services Tax (GST) on new purpose-built rental housing in order...

The scenario is not terribly unusual, especially in tough times

Retailers have typically negotiated their leases with landlords to include clauses restricting competitors from operating in the same shopping centres.

As a result of financial challenges facing a number of American landlords including, most notably, General Growth Properties (the owner of over 220 malls across the United States), much has been written about the impact of landlord bankruptcy on the rights of tenants.

As platforms such as Airbnb become ever more popular, tenants will increasingly seek to sublet their units on a frequent, short-term basis – potentially to even turn a profit.

Landlords and tenants have historically not had much need to call a competition lawyer.

On April 7, 2021, the Province of Ontario enacted a new provincial emergency and stay-at-home order effective at 12:01 am on April 8, 2021.

Amendments to the Ontario Personal Property Security Act (the "PPSA") to allow for the perfection of security interests by control of electronic chattel paper will be proclaimed into force on May 15, 2020.

On October 22, 2009, New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, held that landlords cannot deregulate rents on units under luxury decontrol provisions of the Rent Stabilization Law ("RSL") while accepting public tax incentive benefits.

The recent case of 1785192 Ontario Inc. v. Ontario H Limited Partnership, 2024 ONCA 775 (Ontario H Limited Partnership) demonstrates that a purchaser who fails to tender the full purchase...