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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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Co-Owning a Rental With Your Spouse: Whose Tax Return the Rent Belongs On, and When the Attribution Rules Pull It Back

Spouses who co-own a rental report rent by ownership share under CRA’s T4036, but Income Tax Act s.74.1 can pull a funded share back to the spouse who paid for it. What to set up before closing, and what has to happen every January.

	      Oct 31, 2026	    

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Draining Your Backyard Pool in Toronto: Where the Water Can Go and What the Sewer By-law Says

Toronto’s Chapter 681 sorts pool drainage by pool type first. Salt-water pools have two routes, chlorine pools have two defaults plus a five-condition storm sewer exception, and backwash has its own rule.

	      Oct 30, 2026	    

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Mississauga’s Stormwater Charge for Homeowners: How the Rooftop Tiers Work, Who Qualifies for a Subsidy and How to Request a Review

Comparing a semi and a detached house in Mississauga? How the City's stormwater charge is calculated from rooftop area, what the 2026 estimated tier fees are, how condos are billed, who gets the subsidy and how a review works.

	      Oct 30, 2026	    

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Living Near an Ontario Transit Corridor: When the Province Can Enter Your Property and When Your Own Renovation Needs a Corridor Permit

A section-by-section walk through Ontario's Building Transit Faster Act for homeowners near a designated corridor: obstruction removal notices, preview inspections, construction danger entries, warrants, compensation at the Ontario Land Tribunal and the permit your own project needs.

	      Oct 30, 2026	    

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Toronto Curbside Garbage and Recycling: Bin Sizes, Set-Out Times and What Can Get You in Trouble

Toronto’s Chapter 844 defines “owner” to include tenants and occupants. Here is who the curbside rules bind, the four City bin sizes and weight caps, the set-out windows for day and night collection, and what the City can do when the rules are broken.

	      Oct 29, 2026	    

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Your Rental Sat Empty Between Tenants: Can You Still Deduct the Mortgage Interest, Property Tax and Utilities?

CRA Guide T4036 ties only one rental expense to the period a unit was available for rent: property tax on Line 9180. A line-by-line look at interest, utilities, property tax, advertising, insurance and personal-use periods when a rental is empty between tenants.

	      Oct 29, 2026	    

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Dogs and Cats in Toronto: How Many You Can Keep at Home and Whether Your Pet Needs a City Licence

Bringing a dog or cat home in Toronto? Chapter 349 requires a City licence and tag for each one, caps a dwelling unit at three dogs and six cats, lists who is exempt, and sets fines of up to $100,000.

	      Oct 27, 2026	    

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Building a Rental Suite or Gutting a Rental: Can You Deduct the Interest and Property Tax While the Work Is Underway?

Interest and property tax on a rental under construction or renovation run into Income Tax Act s.18(3.1). The four deductions it spares, the land it reaches, when it stops, and where the blocked amounts go.

	      Oct 27, 2026	    