Key Lease Work Letter Issues When the Tenant Is Doing the Work
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
CFPB’s Involvement in Tenant Screening - FCRA Focus Podcast
When Can Oregon Landlords Terminate Residential Tenancy Without Cause?
Practicing on the Front Lines of Landlord-Tenant Regulations and Housing Law
It’s Lit? Insight into the Increase in Cannabis-Related Litigation in California
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
Law Brief®: Robert Wolf, Alexander Tiktin and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Continuing Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 149: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
COVID-19 in the Workplace - PPP Update, COVID Plans from the Biden Transition Team, Higher Education Relief Package Provision, COVID WARN Act Developments
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 265: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies
Reopening Commercial Buildings: COVID-19 Issues Podcast
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 93: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
Commercial Leases - Navigating a New Normal
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Lease Negotiations – Interview with Jeff Moerdler, Member, Mintz Levin
One of the main advantages for a debtor to seek protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) is the stay of proceedings that prevents creditors faced with a...more
Following the Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023 Retail Grocery Market Study in which it recommended that provincial and territorial governments take measures to limit property controls in the grocery industry, including...more
Markets change. Situations change. Plans change. And in the face of change, tenants are often faced with future lease obligations that no longer suit their business plans. They need (or at least want) to change the deal with...more
A recent ruling from the Tax Court of Canada underscores the significance of tenants verifying their landlords' residency status in adhering to any obligations to withhold taxes in accordance with Part XIII of the Income Tax...more
On October 26, 2023, Bill 35, the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act received royal assent. Bill 35 was introduced as part of the NDP’s Homes for People Action Plan to combat the housing crisis and intends to regulate...more
On June 8, 2023, Bill 97, the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 (Bill 97) received royal assent. Bill 97 was initially introduced April 6, 2023 as part of Ontario's Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants...more
What sort of things go through a commercial landlord's mind when receiving a notice from its tenant that the tenant wants consent to assign its lease? The answer is, all sorts of things. The landlord may want the space...more
On December 17, 2021, Bill C-2, federal legislation that creates two new rent support programs, became law. As their names suggest, the Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) and the Hardest-Hit Business Recovery...more
The Canadian Institute’s advanced conference on Contaminated Sites Liability & Litigation Risk takes a deep dive into the most critical challenges affecting land developers, real estate and legal professionals, and...more
As of June 18th, Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020 (the “Act”) received royal assent and came into force. The Act is an amendment to the Commercial Tenancies Act of Ontario (the “CTA”) and introduces prohibitions...more
Recent Update - June 1, 2020: Updates to the extensions to the emergency orders and easing of restrictions, as well as the changes to Mandatory Closures on certain recreational and outdoor operations, and updated the...more
Recent Updates - May 25, 2020: Update of Ontario information extending all emergency orders and the easing of restrictions. Update with respect to Lease Relief to provide more details with respect to the Canada Emergency...more
On May 19, 2020, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (“CMHC”) published further information on the previously announced Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (“CECRA”). ...more
Recent Updates - May 19, 2020: Update of Ontario information extending the Declaration of Emergency and the easing of restrictions, as well changes made to Ontario Restrictions on Landlord Enforcement. Update of Alberta...more
Recent Updates - May 7, 2020: Addition of BC information on early marketing periods for new real estate developments, and respecting interim rules for electronic meetings and virtual public hearings for municipal and...more
Recent Updates - May 4, 2020: Changes made to Ontario Mandatory Closures and to Lease Relief to provide more details of the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program, to Alberta and BC Lease Relief to...more
April 27, 2020: Changes made to Ontario Restrictions on Landlord Enforcement and to Lease Relief to describe the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program, and to Alberta and BC Restrictions on Landlord...more
On April 24, 2020, the Federal Government provided some details about the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program (CECRA) for small businesses and commercial landlords which had been announced on April 16, 2020. ...more
Below is a quick reference guide of real estate emergency pandemic measures applicable to lenders/borrowers and to landlords/tenants in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia....more
This week’s Short-Term Rental Update features a number of interesting topics, including these highlights...more
The Construction Act (Ontario) (formerly known as the Construction Lien Act) (the “Act”) was substantially amended last year. The first phase of those amendments came into force in Ontario July 1, 2018. Under the Act as it...more
Starting April 30, 2018, landlords and tenants entering into private residential leases must use Ontario’s new standard form of lease. The standard form is intended to simplify the rental agreement process in Ontario. It is...more
On October 26, 2017, the provincial government introduced Bill 16, which amends the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) and other acts. The proposed amendments were introduced in the context of public concern about alleged...more