Land Disputes
Jointly owned properties can create legal problems if one owner wants to sell. Consider this example. A house or cottage is owned by two or more people. The owners may be family members or business partners. One of them wants to sell because there is a rift in the...
Land Disputes
Adverse possession of land is possession of land similar to a squatter’s right to land. It gives to a person ownership of a part of another’s lands because of the way that person has used the lands for a period of time. Fenced lands relating to a surveyed property...
Land Disputes
Squatters’ rights are alive and well in cottage country! Here is a case which was decided in February. John and George were neighbours in cottage country. Both used their properties as seasonal summer cottages. John claimed squatters’ rights over 15 feet of George’s...
Construction
Many cottagers from the city have moved here to settle permanently. Some have built their dream home where once was a 1950’s style summer cottage. This is the true story of the construction of a dream home gone bad. The owners hired a close friend who was a builder....
Construction
A construction tradesman, whether electrician, plumber, or carpenter, may find himself not being paid for work performed for a property owner. The tradesman’s work improves the value of the property and makes the property owner subject to a “construction lien.” The...
Constitutional Law
The preamble of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms begins with the phrase; “Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.” The “rule of law” is a cornerstone of Canadian constitutional order and...
