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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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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	    

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Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP): How the Monthly Credit Is Set, How to Apply and Renew, and Who Counts as the Account-Holder

A money-first walk through Ontario’s OESP: how to find your cell in the credit grid, the three conditions that raise it, how to apply and when to renew, and which households fall outside the account-holder definition.

	      Oct 26, 2026	    

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Installing an EV Charger at Your Ontario Condo Parking Spot: The Four Documents That Carry Your Request

An Ontario condo owner’s EV charger request runs on four documents under O. Reg. 48/01: the written application, the board’s reply within 60 days, the installation agreement within 90 days, and registration on title. What each must contain, the only three grounds for refusal, who pays by default, and why a resale buyer inherits the agreement.

	      Oct 26, 2026	    

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Does an Ontario Home Inspector Need a Licence? The Home Inspection Act’s Status, and the Contract Clauses Buyers Should Read

Ontario’s Home Inspection Act, 2017 is on the books but not in force, so no provincial home inspector licence exists under it yet. What a “licensed” claim can mean today, how the Act got here, which inspection contract terms the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 already limits, and what the Act would add once proclaimed.

	      Oct 25, 2026	    

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Parking a Renovation Dumpster on a Toronto Street: When You Need a Permit, and When Your Driveway Is Enough

Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743 defines the street to include the boulevard between the curb and your property line. What §743-18 requires before a renovation bin goes on the road, boulevard or sidewalk, the frontage limit, the conditions attached, and what the City can do when there is no permit.

	      Oct 24, 2026	    

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How Tall Can Your Fence Be in Toronto? Front-Yard, Rear-Yard and Corner-Lot Limits, and the Exemption Route

A location-by-location walk through Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447: front-yard and corner-lot limits, the see-through rule beside driveways, rear yards and decks, how hedges are treated, how height is measured, banned materials, the site-specific exemption process and the June 20, 2018 transition rule.

	      Oct 24, 2026	    