Condos scrambling to ban cannabis smoking before October 17
With the legalization of recreational cannabis rapidly approaching, Toronto condo lawyer Denise Lash is dealing with her fair share of condo owners implementing new rules about growing and consuming the plant. In particular, the pungent fumes of the plant can seep through condo walls and invade nearby residential units, posing multiple quality-of-life and health risks to non-smoking tenants. “So now that we have marijuana that’s going to be legalized, there’s a real concern t
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Would legal cannabis become a rental property nightmare?
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to legalize recreational weed in July, apartment owners are concerned about safety and potential dama
Ontario's new standard lease could crack down on 'wild west' rental agreements
Ontario has created a new, standard lease form to be used in almost all residential rental agreements beginning April 30.
Many of Toronto's rentals are being converted into condos
A report commissioned by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario, it was found over 1,000 planned purpose-built rental units h
Can tenants break their lease too easily?
Most landlords get their tenants to sign a minimum one-year lease. This is usually done to give them some peace of mind, knowing their rental properties will be occupied for at least 12 months. What most landlords don’t realize, however, is that one-year lease agreements don’t hold much weight. In Ontario, tenants can break their leases with relative ease.
Though a lease agreement is considered to be a binding contract and a tenant is obliged to stay for the term agreed to
