Legally Speaking Verifying Assessment Data #455

It has been customary for licensees to rely upon BC Assessment and MLXchange for the assessed value of properties offered for sale…

Legally Speaking Contract with Unincorporated Company a Nullity; Unlicensed Person Posing as Licensed; Residential Assessment – Market Value Included Not GST; Cheque Yore Spilling #265

Two decisions illustrate the risk of not using the full name of a company purchasing property, or the failure of a company to be incorporated at the date it received the benefit of an assignment of a contract…

Legally Speaking Negligence in Measuring Area of Commercial Property, Commission Claim Successful #196

An Ontario real estate agent who was found by a judge to have negligently measured the area of his client’s commercial property, was still held to be entitled to payment of the commission earned upon the sale…

Legally Speaking Property Purchase Tax Act and Other Odds and Sods #104

The Property Purchase Tax Act, although it has only received first reading, is here to stay.

Legally Speaking Assessment of Strata Title Units, All Rented, in One Building #103

How should the assessed value of residential strata title apartment units, all in one building and all rented, be determined…