So You Have an Illegal Secondary Suite”¦.. As flood waters recede, advocates of secondary suites are again renewing their calls for grandfathering in existing illegal suites. They cite the low vacancy rate (hovering around 1%), the impending return of post-secondary students this month, and the fact that numerous apartment buildings and basement suites were adversely [...]
City Requirements for a Legal Secondary Suite Last month we introduced the topic of illegal suites and the varied positions of Calgary city council members, with one camp prepared to grandfather in all existing suites, provided they meet certain building safety codes, and the other camp in favor of maintaining the status quo of bylaw [...]
Illegal Suites have become a big issue in the City of Calgary. With Calgary continuing to lead the nation in population growth, secondary suites are an ever-present topic of discussion amongst a diverse group of stake-holders. Municipalities look to ensure compliance with zoning requirements and building codes, real estate investors seek to capitalize on [...]
FEB 1, 2013 - by Don Dickson -Bareland Condominiums REIX, our insurer, has raised an important issue that could have very serious potential liability for members involved in the sale of bareland condominiums. Because of the urgency of the risk, CREB® is responding with an immediate change to its condominium policy. It is critical that [...]
Sale Of Land Agreement purchase of sale - breach of - Damages - Specific performance - Assessment of damages - limiting factors - Duty to mitigate - sale of land. Southcott Estates appealed the court of appeal decision reducing the damage award in a breach of an agreement of purchase and sale of land because [...]
NEW HOME WARRANTY PLANS - Vendor - bound by new home warranty legislation - Vendors of homes not previously occupied. Trial of Stefko, who was selling a home not previously lived in (a new home), on her own behalf, without being a registered real estate agent. Stefko sold the house at 187 Poyntz Avenue to [...]