Commercial

Your Commercial Building Has Sat Vacant Too Long: Toronto’s Chapter 632 Duties vs. the Vacant Building Registry Model Elsewhere in Ontario

No registry, no annual fee — Toronto regulates vacant commercial buildings through Chapter 632's securing duty, enforced by orders, City-billed work, and fines to $50,000/$100,000. Who carries it under a net lease, the escalation ladder, and how Hamilton and Oshawa registries differ.

商业厂房或写字楼空置太久，市政会怎么管：多伦多 Chapter 632 的封堵义务，和「空置建筑登记」制的区别

多伦多商业或工业楼长期空置，要不要去市政登记？其实多伦多没有空置建筑登记制度，而是靠市法典 Chapter 632 要求业主封堵到位，违规最高罚 $50,000。本文讲清义务、后果，以及与汉密尔顿式「登记制」和空置税的区别。

Restrictive Covenants on Commercial Title in Ontario: Old Use Restrictions, and Whether They Still Bind You

Buying commercial property in Ontario and the title search turns up an old use restriction — “no restaurant,” “residential only”? Before you assume the deal is dead: under the Land Titles Act s.119(9), a registered restrictive covenant with no stated expiry is deemed expired 40 years after registration and can be deleted by the land registrar, so many alarming covenants are already spent. This guide separates a title covenant from a lease exclusivity clause and a business-sale non-compete, explains why a covenant runs with the land (s.119(10)), and walks the paths to clear or modify one — a negotiated release, or a Superior Court application under Conveyancing and Law of Property Act s.61. Enforceability of any specific covenant is a legal question for your lawyer.

商业地契上的 Restrictive Covenant：产权里的用途限制，现在还管不管用

在安省买商业地，尽调时发现地契上登记着限制性约定（restrictive covenant），比如「不得经营餐饮」「只可作住宅用途」，现在还管用吗？根据安省《土地权证法》(Land Titles Act) s.119(9)，一条没写失效日期、随土地运行的已登记约定，自登记满 40 年即视为到期，登记官可将其删除；很多商业地块上的老约定其实早已失效。本文把「地契约定 / 分区限制 / 租约独家条款 / 竞业禁止」切开讲清，说明它凭什么还能约束后手（s.119(10)），并梳理解除的几条路——协商注销，或依《产权转易与财产法》s.61 向高等法院申请。具体可执行性属法律判断，须律师意见。

Commercial Property Tax Appeals in Ontario: You Have an Option Homeowners Don’t — Free RfR or Filing Direct with the ARB

Disputing MPAC’s value on a commercial, industrial or multi-residential building comes down to one trade-off homeowners never face. Homeowners must run the free Request for Reconsideration first; you don’t have to — so you choose. Route one: the free RfR, which can save the fee but hands your appeal clock to MPAC (90 days after its decision, and MPAC says it’s currently delayed). Route two: file directly with the Assessment Review Board for $318 per roll number (less $10 to e-File) and keep the March 31 deadline yourself — 120 days for supplementary or omitted notices. This walks through the class dividing line, both clocks, the fees, and the January 1, 2016 valuation-date evidence an appeal actually needs. Reviewed 2026-08-05; not legal or tax advice.

商业地产地税估值太高想申诉？你比住宅业主多一条路：先免费 RfR，还是直接付费上 ARB（流程、费用与截止日期）

商业地产地税估值太高想申诉？你比住宅业主多一条路——住宅业主必须先走一遍免费的 RfR 才能上诉，而商业、工业、多户住宅可以跳过它、直接向 Assessment Review Board (ARB) 付费申报。但这条「捷径」有价码：每个 roll number $318（e-File 减 $10），且要卡死当年 3 月 31 这条硬期限（补充／遗漏评估另有 120 天窗口）。想省钱就先用免费 RfR，但要接受期限变成「RfR 决定后 90 天」、且 MPAC 明示复核正在积压。本文讲清资格分界、两条时间线、费用，和该准备哪些以 2016 年 1 月 1 日估值日为准的可比证据。2026-08-05 复核，不构成法律或税务意见。

Radon in Ontario Office Buildings: The OHSA Testing Duty Most Commercial Landlords Don’t Know They Have

Does Ontario law require radon testing in a commercial office building? No statute names it — but the OHSA general duty clause, s.25(2)(h), makes the employer take every reasonable precaution, and radon is a recognized occupational carcinogen. This piece separates legal duty from best practice, covers Health Canada's 200 Bq/m³ action level, why below-grade and mechanical floors carry the risk, the 3-month long-term testing protocol for public buildings, and remediation deadlines (two years for 200-600, one year above 600) plus who pays in a sale or lease. Verified 2026-08-04.

商业写字楼买卖前，氡气检测是不是必须的：安省《职业健康安全法》给业主的隐藏义务

商业写字楼买卖前要不要做氡气检测？安省没有一条成文法规点名强制，但 OHSA 一般责任条款 s.25(2)(h) 要求雇主为工人采取一切合理防范，氡是公认职业致癌物。本文讲清法定义务与最佳实践的区别、Health Canada 200 Bq/m³ 行动线、为什么地下层与机械层最该测、公共建筑长期 3 个月检测协议、超标后的缓解时限（200-600 两年内、>600 一年内）与买卖/租约谁买单。2026-08-04 核实。