United States Aims to Limit Risky Mortgages

Following on the heels of Canada’s tightening of the mortgage and lending landscape, the United States has announced a new rule aimed at preventing consumers from taking on high-risk loans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) new Ability-to-Repay...

Pets in Condos: Another Condo Pet Eviction

Pet owners in condominiums who fail to familiarize themselves with the condominium’s restrictions on pets, or who blatantly ignore these restrictions, do so at the risk of having a court order that the pet be permanently removed from the property. The case of Strata...

Up In Smoke – Marijuana in Condominiums

A recent article in the Toronto Star discussed whether landlords could evict tenants who were growing and/or smoking marijuana for medical purposes in their rental apartments. There are concerns by landlords that growing marijuana increases the risk of mould and...

Class Action Lawsuits Against Condo Developers

Last August we blogged about several incidents of breaking glass on balcony railings in some downtown Toronto condos. As a result of those incidents two class actions have been commenced against the developers and the declarant of the Murano Towers and the Festival...