Category: Property Law

If you have been involved with residential rental properties over the last couple of years in California, you undoubtedly are aware of the constant legal changes facing the industry. While we have largely moved on from moratoriums concerning eviction, there appears to be no slowing down in the State’s efforts to protect tenants. Below we…

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Short-term rentals like Airbnb are becoming increasingly popular. We get a huge number of inquiries about them at my real estate law office in Edmonton, Alberta, and I know that folks are concerned about them across Canada. The legal issues with short-term rentals often have to do with local zoning regulations for a property, which…

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After CDC Moratorium Struck Down by U.S. Supreme Court, Acting Mayor Janey Imposes Local Residential Eviction Moratorium Through Boston Public Health Commission Update (Oct. 29, 2021): Mattapan Property Owner and Local Constable File Lawsuit Challenging Boston’s Eviction Moratorium After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the nationwide eviction moratorium imposed by the Centers for…

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The Renters Rights Bill currently wending its way through the House of Lords is the biggest change to the Private Rented Sector in the past 35 years. Many people have different opinions about it, and we all see the bill through a prism of our own experience and needs. Tenants will have one view, landlords…

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When parents separate, one of the most important decisions they face is how to share decision-making (what used to be known as custody) and parenting time of their children. Many separated parents wonder whether Ontario law presumes that time with the children should be divided equally between them. In this blog, we’ll explore the legal…

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It was Gasparilla Day in Tampa yesterday. I wrote about this invasion by pirates last year in “Is There Coverage For Pirates? Chip Merlin and His Friends Plunder Tampa on Gasparilla Day!” where I gave a short explanation of the day: Tampa’s Mayor refused to hand over the keys to the city on Tuesday to…

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Navigating the real estate market can be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding the financial aspects of buying a home. One key element that often raises questions is the compensation of the brokerage firm representing the buyer. In Florida, recent changes to real estate practices have made it mandatory for buyers and their Realtors®…

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Last week, on one of his final days in office, President Biden signed an executive order aimed at boosting the development of energy facilities and data centers for artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Executive Order 14141 directs the secretaries of Defense, Energy and the Interior to lease sites on federal land to private sector companies for…

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In light of the Coronavirus (“Covid-19”) Pandemic that has affected schools, businesses, housing and employment, the City Council of Santa Clara adopted Ordinance No. 2014, an Urgency Covid-19 Eviction Moratorium Ordinance (“SC-Moratorium”), on March 24, 2020. The SC-Moratorium took effect on March 18, 2020 and expires on May 8, 2020, 45 days after its adoption,…

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Back in the good ol’ days before the world financial crisis of 2008, it was relatively easy for Canadians to get mortgages. Since then, successive governments have imposed increasingly strict rules on borrowing money to buy real estate. With a newly elected Liberal minority government promising to make housing more affordable, we might hope some…

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