Category Archives: Property

Recovering Increased Rent From a Residential Tenant After Serving a Termination Notice

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Nickie Nikolaou

By: Nickie Vlavianos PDF Version: Recovering Increased Rent From a Residential Tenant After Serving a Termination Notice Case Commented On: Merkl v Wallburger, 2008 ABPC 264 In 2007, amendments were made to Alberta’s residential tenancy legislation to give tenants some … Continue reading →

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Valuing the Value of Land, Not the Land: Affirming the Unavailability of Specific Performance of Agreements for the Purchase and Sale of Land

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: 365733 Alberta Ltd. v. Tiberio, 2008 ABCA 341 PDF Version:  Valuing the Value of Land, Not the Land: Affirming the Unavailability of Specific Performance of Agreements for the Purchase and Sale of Land The Alberta Court of Appeal … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with Landlords’ Rights?

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: 550 Capital Corp. v. David S. Cheetham Architect Ltd., 2008 ABQB 370 PDF Version: What’s Wrong with Landlords’ Rights? Is it wrong for a landlord to insist on compliance with a term of a commercial lease? The recent … Continue reading →

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A Textbook First Year Property Law Case on the Fraud Exception to Indefeasibility

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: 1198952 Alberta Ltd. v. 1356472 Alberta Ltd., 2008 ABQB 386 PDF Version: A Textbook First Year Property Law Case on the Fraud Exception to Indefeasibility ALM Holdings Ltd. owned the Jasper Block, which is part of the Edmonton … Continue reading →

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Rights of First Refusal and Options to Purchase: What’s the Difference?

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: Koppe v. Garneau Lofts Inc., 2008 ABQB 354 PDF Version: Rights of First Refusal and Options to Purchase: What’s the Difference? Garneau Lofts Inc. had redeveloped commercial property in an historical structure which had been St. Joseph’s Hospital … Continue reading →

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