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By Brian Madigan LL.B.Where is your front yard? Sometimes, this can be a problem. You want to landscape, but you are not quite sure where to put the brick lamppost and the blue spruce.There are a few things to consider. First of all, the municipal road is 66 feet in width. The paved portion of t...
01/03/2009
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By Brian Madigan LL.B.The interesting thing about hardwood floors is that it is one of the few improvements that you can make to your house where the resale value may exceed the actual cost of the improvement.There are all kinds of other improvements including renovations and additions to kitch...
01/03/2009
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Unpaid Deposits By Brian Madigan LL.B.What happens if the purchaser doesn't pay the deposit? Can the vendor get out of the deal? Can the vendor simply sell the property to someone else?The law on this subject somewhat favours the defaulting purchaser.The Courts look at the failure to provide th...
01/03/2009
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Worthwhile Improvements By Brian MadiganFix up the kitchen, add a sunroom, or replace the siding? What would you do to improve the value of your home?You may be interested in a report just completed by Hanley Wood for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). It compares costs and resale retu...
01/02/2009
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Joint Tenancy Declarations By Brian Madigan LL.B.Now that the Supreme Court of Canada has changed the law, what are you going to do about it?Just a quick summary about the law. There are basically two methods of holding title byco-owners of property:1) tenants-in common, and2) joint tenancy.If ...
01/02/2009