Legally Speaking More Caveat Emptor, Latent and Patent Examples #384

The owners of a house, which was old when they bought it in 1979, sold it in 1994 to buyers who discovered after completion that the kitchen floor sloped 2.5 to five centimetres from one side to the other…

Legally Speaking Title Insurance for Renovations Done Without Permits or Final Approvals; Hazardous Trees and Duty to Inspect #381

While BC is fortunate to have the Torrens system as the backbone of its land title registrations, some risks not protected by the Land Title Act may be covered by title insurance….

Legally Speaking Residential Tenancy – Renovations and Long Term Leases; Commercial Lease – Letter Agreement #190

The Residential Tenancy Branch of the Ministry of Labour and Consumer Services distributes a useful brochure outlining the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in British Columbia…

Legally Speaking Double Interims – A “No, No” #77

Despite the creative lending practices of a few financial institutions, such as the Crown Trust and the Canadian Commercial Bank, licensees rightly perceive that the majority of mortgage lending institutions insist…

Legally Speaking Salespersons’ Duty to Obtain Highest Price – Part 2 #75

You have listed for sale a house, to be described in the ad as a handyman’s special, which is located on a heavily-trafficked road in the middle of two blocks of mixed residential tenancy and low profit non-conforming…

Legally Speaking Builders Liens #70

Column #69 which discussed a Builders Lien clause resulted in questions which indicate that there is some confusion as to when liens may be filed and lien holdbacks may be paid out…