Real Estate Transactions
It is common practice in the County of Haliburton for a purchaser of cottage property to hire a home inspector to inspect the cottage as a condition of the agreement of purchase and sale. If the home inspection report is not satisfactory to the purchaser, the...
Real Estate Transactions
Vendors and purchasers of rural property in the County of Haliburton should be careful when they deal with representations (warranties) in their agreements of purchase and sale about the working condition of septic systems, or they may end up in court. A common...
Provincial Offences
Consider this scenario. A retailer in the big city is in the risky business of selling videos which are close to the line. He is careful to sell only videos which have been approved by the Ontario Film Review Board. In fact, he regularly seeks and pays for the film...
Provincial Offences
Federal offences are offences under the laws of Canada enacted by Parliament in Ottawa. Examples are an impaired driving charge under the Criminal Code or a marijuana offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Provincial offences are offences under the...
Provincial Offences
The Off-Road Vehicles Act came into force in 1983. The legislation was enacted in response to pressure from municipalities wanting provincial legislative regulation of trail bikes and other motorized off-highway vehicles which were not already licensed under other...
