easement law

Our neighbors have an easement in their favour, it is their roof overhang. We need help determining whether the easement only includes the overhang or does it include the air beneath it to the roof of our porch. Th ...More

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Getting tenants out

I have a tenant, she is renting one of the room in my house and did not sign lease contract with me, she just move in, and I have a hard time dealing with her, because she is bringing boys and letting them to sleep overnight with ...More

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Auto vandalism in a secure parking lot

Hello there, I am writing in regards an auto vandalism that just happened to my SUV while parked in a secure underground parking lot of a high rise building in Toronto. I have been a tenant in this building for about 5 mont ...More

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Buying Property

Legal representation, papers in buying property, property value 846,000. ...More

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neighbour building an extension without a permit

This began in 2005 when the neighbour who lives on a lane behind my house put in a plan to build an extension to his property - lot line to lot line and needed to get the Committee of Adjustment to allow the variances. When it cam ...More

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neighbour's shed against my house

A neighbour has a shed butting against my house. He previously co-owned the home and now owns and live it it himself. The previous co-owner/resident asked if the shed was OK. He was told not really,but it will be alright for the t ...More

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Landlord raising rent because of another occupant

My divorced daughter moved in with me (a leased house) till she finds a place. The landlord sent around a new lease agreement and has raised the rent in the agreement. She says I put up unauthorized occupants. I need a lawyer to ...More

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Con man Tenant Trying to Live for Free

Verbal agreement to rent basement for $700/month made in June 2008. Tenant claimed he was a construction worker in the daytime and a bouncer at night and had steady income when in reality he was on welfare, so he misrepresented hi ...More

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my neighbour's tree roots are clogging my house's weeping tiles

I had flooded basement caused by the clooged weeping tiles. Plumber has taken pictures showing that tree roots are inside the swer pipes. ...More

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Can I don't pay a monhly lease in commercial area if I still have a problems

I have mentioned about the noise and vibration in my place(leased)in December2008(verbally). Commercial Landlord promised to do the work, when the snow will melt from the roof.In May I wrote a letter about the horrible noise and v ...More

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Started about 5 months ago. TWO sisters living directly beneath us claim we're making all sorts of different noises on different days, usually in the eve's. Once at 2am, when they got the police to visit us. My broken sleep wasn't ...More

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Association refuses to let us hire pest control

The association of our condo appoints and pays for all utilities after taking a fee from us. They have appointed a company for pest control. My wife and I developed allergies to the chemicals sprayed. We complained but the associa ...More

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No Pet rule introduced mid-term lease

The rules of the condo were recently amended in the condo unit I leased. They have included a No Pet rule for tenants. Owners of units are allowed to have pets. I have a five year lease. I also have a dog. I need legal help with ...More

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Hidden automatic renewal term in the lease

There was a hidden term in the lease on the apartment I leased out. The lease says that it will be automatically renewed with a 25% increase in rent if 60 days notice is not given. I want to move. I gave 30 days notice. My landlo ...More

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common interest property parking boat in driveway

I received a notice from the management of the condominium asking me to remove watercraft from common areas. I park my boat in my driveway. I maintain the driveway. This is not part of the common area. The condo management refuses ...More

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A water tight lease

I would like to set up a lease for renting a property that will protect me as a landlord ...More

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locking up my business

I couldn't pay the full rent of this month, and my landlord said he will lock up my business, Can he do that? It's not even half of the rent I paid 1000 instead of 1500, pls. advise me if he is capable or not? ...More

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tenant subletting without permission

The tenant has clear instructions to not to do this in writing!! I cannot tolerate any disruptions in leasing agreements we had because it adds too many variables! The tenant pays me 9,000 approximately a month and in the agreem ...More

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LANDLORD ASKING TO VACATION AND I NOW WANT TO GET OUT THE SUBLET. U OF T STUDENT

I'm a student at uoft and I am leasing from another student that was to do co-op for 8 months in calgary. that is no longer going through and now I want to move out because of the lifestyle conflicts with mine. He always has part ...More

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Landlord is not paying rent to his landlord

I am a subtenant in a commercial building. The lease says that I will pay my landlord. The landlord will pay half the rent to his landlord. My landlord has not paid the share to his landlord. The landlord wants to evict him and m ...More

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