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A properly drafted indemnity agreement can be a powerful tool in a landlord's arsenal. All the more so since a recent Ontario court decision held that a landlord...

In Flowers v Persist Oil and Gas Inc., 2025 ABKB 142,1 the Court of King's Bench of Alberta provides some important reminders to commercial landlords...

It is essential that tenants carefully consider many factors when negotiating a commercial lease.

It is a good time to be in the life sciences business—and therefore it is a good time to be in the business of leasing space to those in the life sciences business.

In Kelowna B.C., Lloyd Guenther, who purchased a condo with his wife in 2003, was so frustrated with the Strata Council’s inaction in addressing water leaks on the owners enclosed balconies and the building envelope issues which he felt were caused by the enclosures, that he applied to the Supreme Court of B.C.

There are any number of searches and enquiries that can be made to complete due diligence in any type of transaction, including negotiating lease documentation.

Olympic Heights* is a multi-unit residential rental building in Vancouver, British Columbia. Like many other rental buildings across the province, Olympic Heights closed its gym, social room, and...

The most common example of this error is the lien against the owner's title (fee simple) in relation to work performed at the request of a tenant.

When a transfer of title takes place, it is possible that builders' lien claimants automatically lose their builders' lien rights. This is another Builders' Lien Act trap for the unwary.

Over the last several years, our buoyant economy has contributed to a run-up in prices of real estate held for investment purposes.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently confirmed some well-settled law: if a landlord chooses to keep the lease alive despite the tenant's default...

Ontario's landscape is transforming as automotive giants like Stellantis and Volkswagen lead the charge toward making electric cars. They're building Giga, or "big," factories in Windsor and St. Thomas to do it.

The Ontario Superior Court recently clarified what is required to establish adverse possession over a parcel of land.

In the proceedings of Groupe Dynamite under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (CCAA), the Québec Superior Court was called upon to consider a pressing question during these pandemic times:

When it comes to the renewal of commercial leases, courts have always remained adamant that deadlines must be strictly met.

In Matthews v. Algoma Timberlakes Corporation, 2010 ONCA 468, the Ontario Court of Appeal was asked to determine whether the protections of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17 (the "RTA") extend to tenants who lease recreational property.

What is the duty of a real estate agent to verify the information provided by the vendor of the property to prospective purchasers?

If a tenant in a commercial building holds a right of first refusal to lease any other floor in that building, and the landlord subsequently receives an offer to lease multiple floors, is the tenant’s RFR triggered.