There are some strange lawsuits out there. here is one for your reading pleasure. This one goes back to 2008. Taco Bell decided to invite (via letter) 50 Cent to change his name to 99 cent and then promote their 99 cent value menu. From a legal perspective, there is nothing wrong with asking someone [...]
CONDOMINIUM - Bylaws - Types - Regarding occupancy standards - Unit holder - Duties of - Adherence to bylaws and rules. Condominium Corporation went to court for the Aquarius Mews condominium complex for an injunction against a unit owner, Newell, and others. Newell owned a penthouse unit in the condominium complex that had exclusive use [...]
CONDOMINIUMS - Purchase and sale of - Deposits- Disclosure Statement- Termination of purchase agreement- Refund of Deposit - Residential unit - Real Estate Development Marketing Act - Real Estate. Appeal by the buyer of real estate, Essalat, from a order giving $1,136,000 to the developer, Burrard Residential, for the deposit on a luxury Condominium. On [...]
Foreclosure is scary to experience. Watch this video from Calgary Lawyer Jeff Kahane to learn the basics of your options when you are faced with foreclosure. While you may not want to experience it, if you do, it is important to learn your legal choices. Many people make decisions based on "TV law" and [...]
SALE OF LAND - Agreement of purchase and sale - Remedies - Specific performance - Real estate agents - Real estate brokers - Duty to disclose information. Action by the plaintiff, Rakhra, for forcing a contract to go through (specific performance) for the purchase and sale of residential real estate property owned by the defendants, [...]
Calgary Property Taxes There are certain things that are important to know about the City of Calgary Property Taxes when you buy or sell a home. Most of the things are applicable to many other parts of Alberta. Please watch this video to learn about the TIPP program (Tax Installment Payment Plan), adjustments and the [...]
To keep everyone in real estate up to date regarding land titles being down... this is the memo from the law society. During the service interruptions to Land Titles, real estate practitioners may wish to consider the following options to facilitate the closing of real estate transactions: 1. Amend purchase contract - If practical [...]
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The following report was prepared and approved by the South Alberta Real Property Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, by resolution in December 2006. It replaces and updates an earlier trust condition report prepared by a similar committee in approximately 1995. The following is made available on the website of the Law Society of [...]