Must you act as an executor?
Introduction It can be an honour to be named as an estate trustee (“executor”) in a will, but administering an estate in Ontario can be a time-consuming burden. If, however, you do not want to [...]
In Ontario Two Wills are Better than One
Lawyers are notorious for making things more complicated than necessary. “A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a ‘brief,” said Franz Kafka. You ask your [...]
Warning to Ontario Lawyers of an Email Scam
Burton Dustin knows fraud is “messed up, right?” We received the following email on April 13th, 2016: From: Burton Dustin <burtondustin006@gmail.com> Reason of consultation: am in need of [...]
Terminate a Lease in Ontario
If you are a commercial landlord in Ontario and your tenant has defaulted under the lease agreement, you may be able to terminate the lease. (Your tenant can also terminate the lease if it has [...]
If the Tenant has Not Paid the Rent: Do Distress
If you are a landlord in Ontario and your commercial tenant has not paid the rent, you might consider using the remedy of distress, which allows you to seize the tenant’s goods and chattels to [...]