Tuesday, October 24, 2023James R.G. CookLitigationReal Estate, Lending, Mortgage, Loans

In Greenspan v. Van Clieaf, 2023 ONCA 681 (CanLII), the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that a lender may be entitled to...

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023James R.G. CookLitigationMortgage, Real Estate, GTA Real Estate, Partition Act

When a property is purchased by co-owners for development and sale, they may set out their respective obligations in a...

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023Zev ZlotnickBusiness LawReal Estate, Ontario Mortgages Act, Mortgage, Lending

Under Section 17 of the Mortgages Act, R.S.O. 1990, despite any pre-existing mortgage agreement, where a borrower is in default for... 

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Monday, December 19, 2022James R.G. CookLitigationResidential Tenancy, Mortgage Fraud, Real Estate, Ontario Mortgages Act, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Mortgage

Courts must occasionally balance property interests between innocent parties who have been victimized by the dishonest or fraudulent conduct of another person. This may involve a conflict between...

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Thursday, October 13, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Mortgage

In light of substantial increases in interest rates, real property purchasers are looking for alternative lending arrangements. Some alternatives include...

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Mortgage, Lending

Ownership of real property in Ontario is divided into legal or registered title ownership and beneficial ownership. Legal ownership and beneficial ownership... 

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