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2008
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Tree Thieves By Brian Madigan LL.B.Now,you might think that I'm talking about people who steal trees. I'm not. I'm talking about trees that steal property for you!Obviously, these are good trees to have! What they do is this. They take property that belongs to your neighbour and give it to you....
07/09/2008
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbours By Brian Madigan LL.B.From Hadrian's Wall to the Great Wall of China, thousands of years before Robert Frost's prophetic words, neighbours have struggled with the age-old problem of constructing fences.Just where to put it, is answered by the Romans and the Chin...
07/09/2008
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Matrimonial home ~ Special Rights By Brian Madigan LL.B.There are special considerations that apply with respect to a matrimonial home.In most cases, people believe that if a couple is married then the house is split 50/50. Others, usually older people think that the wife is entitled to the hom...
07/08/2008
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Fintrac ~ Identification of Corporations By Brian Madigan LL.B.As a real estate agent you are under new legal obligations to collect and maintain certain records with regard to real estate transactions.These obligations arise under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financin...
07/07/2008
When Do You Give Vacant Possession in Real Estate? By Brian Madigan LL.B.This is a simple question and sometimes gives rise to significant problems. The general advice given by lawyers traditionally has been that vacant possession must be given by the "actual time of closing".The problem is tha...
07/06/2008
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June 2008 ~ Where Have the Buyers Gone? By Brian Madigan LL.B.The volumes tell the story. While there is pent-up demand in the GTA for good housing, there has been a considerable drop in demand. Last June, 10,451 properties were sold. This year only 8,600, which is a drop of 17.7%.The average p...
07/04/2008
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Joint Tenancy: Estate Problems By Brian MadiganWhile there are some advantages to joint tenancy, there are also some problems. The primary advantage is the ease of administration of a deceased's estate. It is simple and uncomplicated, nothing more than the registration of a death certificate is...
07/04/2008
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Joint Tenancy: Estate Problems By Brian MadiganWhile there are some advantages to joint tenancy, there are also some problems. The primary advantage is the ease of administration of a deceased's estate. It is simple and uncomplicated, nothing more than the registration of a death certificate is...
07/04/2008
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Joint Tenancy: A Poor Man's Will By Brian Madigan LL.B.Question: I am concerned about my mother. Ten years ago, she married a man who now seems to be in ill health. He has operated his own business for over thirty years. Their only real asset is the house. He refuses to make a Will and claims tha...
07/01/2008
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