Real Estate Law
Development Applications and COVID-19: Delays, Deadlines and Expiry Dates
In Ontario, a state of emergency was declared due to the COVID-19 Pandemic on March 17, 2020. On March 20, 2020, the province issued a Regulation (retroactive to March 16, 2020) under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, that...
Ontario First Time Home Buyer Series Part 4: Ontario Land Transfer Tax Refund
Buying your first home is a big step in your personal and financial life. As a first-time home buyer, you likely have many questions regarding all aspects of the process. In this four-part series, we will be exploring some of...
Ontario First-Time Home Buyer Series – Part 3: First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
Buying your first home is a big step in your personal and financial life. As a first-time home buyer, you likely have many questions regarding all aspects of the process. In this four-part series, we will be exploring some of...
Ontario First-Time Home Buyer Series Part 2: Home Buyers’ Plan
We at Merovitz Potechin understand that buying your first home is a major personal and financial milestone that requires careful consideration of all available options to facilitate the purchase process. To better understand what to expect along the way, this...
Ontario First-Time Home Buyer Series Part 1: Home Buyer’s Tax Credit
Buying your first home is a big step in your personal and financial life. As a first-time home buyer, you likely have many questions regarding all aspects of the process. In this four-part series, we will be exploring some of...
HST New Housing Rebate – What New Home Buyers Should Know
In Ontario, the sale of newly built homes is subject to GST/HST. This means that anyone in Ontario who purchases a new home from a builder is required to pay HST/GST on their purchase. The GST/HST New Housing Rebate (the...
HST New Housing Rebate – What New Home Builders Should Know
Most agreements of purchase and sale for newly built homes in Ontario are premised on buyers qualifying for the HST New Housing Rebate and assigning it to the builder. In exchange, the builder credits the buyer with the amount of...
Drugs, Murder and Nudists – What Must be Disclosed During a Real Estate Sale in Ontario?
When purchasing a home, most buyers want the confidence that the home they are buying is in good shape and that the neighbourhood they are moving into lives up to their expectations. With the help of real estate agents, a...
Criminal Asset Forfeiture: Can you lose your home if you paid for it using illegitimate money?
How does the law in Canada view the real estate of criminals? Once found guilty, can criminals lose their home or other assets if they are purchased using money from a crime? According to the Criminal Code of Canada, the...
Airbnb and Landlords in Ontario
With the growing popularity of Airbnb in Ontario, many landlords have made the decision that they would rather use their units as Airbnb rentals rather than trying to find long term tenants. Since traditional tenant agreements are no longer the...
