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Tax, Legal & TRESA

税法与监管：HST、土地转让税、律师费、BRA、TRESA、RECO。 HST, Land Transfer Tax, lawyer fees, BRA, TRESA reform, RECO rules.

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Repairs That Need Your Neighbour’s Yard: Toronto’s Right-of-Entry Rules and Their Limits

Toronto’s right-of-entry by-law (Municipal Code Chapter 363, Article 8) lets you use a neighbour’s yard for repairs to your own home, with no permit since March 1, 2023. Here are the five ways homeowners lose that authority, what the notice must say and when it counts as served, what happens if you enter anyway, and when a signed access agreement is the better tool.

	      Nov 9, 2026	    

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Selling a Renovated Condo: What the Status Certificate Tells the Buyer’s Lawyer

Selling an Ontario condo you renovated years ago? Walk through the status certificate the way a buyer’s lawyer does: the declaration and rules, the list of owner agreements, the s.98 compliance statement, amounts added to common expenses, lien certificates, and what the certificate does and does not settle.

	      Nov 9, 2026	    

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“55+” on the Brochure: What Ontario’s Human Rights Code Lets an Adult-Lifestyle Community Restrict, and What It Doesn’t

Thinking about buying into an adult-lifestyle or 55+ community in Ontario? Here is what that label can and cannot guarantee: where the age restriction is actually written, the three Human Rights Code defences it would have to stand on, who can challenge it and how long they have, and what buyers, boards and tenants should check.

	      Nov 7, 2026	    

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Selling a Cottage or a Rental in Canada: Where the Alternative Minimum Tax Fits In

How Canada’s alternative minimum tax treats a large capital gain from a cottage or rental sale, why rental deductions are limited under AMT, how the principal residence exemption fits, and how the 7-year carryover works.

	      Nov 3, 2026	    

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Which Version Is the Deal? When an Ontario Agreement of Purchase and Sale Becomes Binding

After an Ontario offer goes back and forth, which version binds you? A walk through Form 100: acceptance, clause 3 delivery to the right email, notice agents when one brokerage acts for both sides, and the Confirmation of Acceptance line.

	      Nov 3, 2026	    

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Building a Backyard Deck or Shed in Ontario: When You Need a Permit and the Zoning Rules That Apply Anyway

Planning a shed for the mower or a deck off the back door? Work through it in order: where it sits on the lot, how big and tall it is, whether it is attached, plumbed or roofed, and only then whether Ontario’s Building Code or Toronto’s permit page requires a permit. Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 clause numbers, the Building Code Act fines, and what to confirm with your own building department.

	      Nov 2, 2026	    

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Lawyer’s Approval and Insurance Conditions in an Ontario Offer: When They Earn Their Place

What the OREA lawyer’s-approval and insurance conditions say word for word, how they differ from inspection and financing conditions, why sellers push back, and how to think about the deadline.

	      Nov 2, 2026	    

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Is There HST on an Ontario Resale Home? Reading the Purchase Price and Clause 7 of Form 100

Why most Ontario resale homes are exempt from HST under Schedule V of the Excise Tax Act, the four questions that decide whether a particular sale is taxable (builder status, input tax credits, substantial renovation, the owner-builder exemption), what the seller's not-subject-to-HST certificate in Form 100 clause 7 is for, how HST on chattels is handled, and why HST on the seller's commission is a separate charge.

	      Nov 1, 2026	    