ARTICLES OF INTEREST

"An Appreciation of Glenwood and Ingleside"
Glenwood is a fine old London home at 37 Ridout Street, that now houses the offices of Chinneck Law Professional Corporation. In 2006 the company commissioned a history of the building called "An Appreciation of Glenwood and Ingleside". Read more about this beautiful heritage property ...
Posted:
Mar 11, 2011

Condominium Insurance Alert
The condominium Act 1998 (the "Act) states that the corporation is obligated to obtain insurance against major perils on the common elements and the standard unit. this obligation to insure does not include insurance for damage to improvements made to a unit. The question of what constitutes an improvement, or betterment to a unit, is determined by reference to "the standard unit" as described in a by-law duly passed for such purpose. It follows that the onus to insure the contents and any and all betterments to a standard unit rests on the unit owner... Posted:
Mar 7, 2007

Mortgages and Justice (Globe & Mail article Feb 8, 2007)
It takes a big person to admit he's wrong. Thankfully there were enough big people on the Ontario Court of Appeal to admit the court was "incorrect" when it held an innocent homeowner responsible for paying for a mortgage registered fraudulently in the homeowner's name...
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Feb 8, 2007