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Landlord & Tenant
Mitchell Kent

Going After a Bad Faith N12

For information on damages, please read our article Damages on a Bad Faith N12. Your landlord gave you a N12 claiming that they were going to live in the rental unit and that they needed you to vacate. Maybe you decided to move out based on the N12 or maybe

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Landlord & Tenant
Shaun Harvey

Damages on a Bad Faith N12

In a previous article, Going After a Bad Faith N12. We discussed overall process of proceeding on a T5 – Bad Faith Application when it comes to a Bad Faith N12 and the potential awards that the Landlord and Tenant Board could award to an aggrieved tenant such as yourself.

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Paralegal Regulation
Shaun Harvey

Adding Immigration to the Paralegal Scope of Practice

Overview Immigration is an important topic for paralegals. It’s about money. Fees for immigration applications can range between $6,000 to $30,000 depending on a number of factors. Immigration is big business and there is no principled reason why paralegals should be excluded. To give you a sense of how big

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Human Rights
Rachel Stojni

What’s in a Name?

There seems to be a fair amount of confusion about the what guide dog, service animal, emotional support animal. There terms are quite often used interchangeably. However, the differences are significant. Not knowing the differences can get an employer, a landlord, or a restaurant owner into legal trouble. Those of

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Hand Cuffs and Justice
Criminal Law
Shaun Harvey

Failure to Comply is Serious

I recently represented an individual charged with Theft under $5,000. The person was released onthree very specific conditions which included a commitment to NOT visit a certain location (suchconditions are called “undertakings”). After a couple of months, the individual DID visit the location that was banned and while there the

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Housing Issues
Landlord & Tenant
Mitchell Kent

Tenants, Disasters, and Insurance

No matter what we do to mitigate disasters, disasters will still happen. Disasters like fire, flood, or a tree falling on a roof. We have insurance because disasters happen in our lives. The purpose of insurance to help us get back on our feet when after disaster happens. What happens

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