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Leased farmland, work done without a signed agreement: a farmer claims $300,000 and walks away empty-handed
He leases two lots for his crops. He proposes a 20-year lease with reimbursement of his investments; the owner replies with a counter-proposal. He...
Mareva injunction vs. taking in payment: when the hypothecary lender goes ahead of the investors
Investors who say they were cheated obtain an order freezing the developer's assets, including a property in Mont-Tremblant. Meanwhile, the...
Divorced in the UAE, still fighting in Quebec: who decides support and property division?
They lived their married life in the United Arab Emirates. She came back to Quebec with their daughter; he filed for divorce over there. Four years,...
“Just a formality”: an 84-year-old tenant did not give up her lease by signing the new owner’s paper
The building has been sold. The former owner and a broker show up at the tenant's door, a woman now 84 years old, with a document in English that...
Small claims: your claim can lapse without you knowing it — a Gatineau judge sounds the alarm
In small claims, it is not the citizen who serves the claim on the other side: it is the Court of Québec's court office. But what happens when the...
Married for papers? Why the Court refused to annul a marriage after nine years of living together
She met him on holiday in Cuba, married him, sponsored his move to Canada and paid for the wedding. Shortly after he arrived, she says, the man in...
Cancelling a Contract in Québec: The Real Cooling-Off Periods
The universal "cooling-off period" is a myth — here are the situations where the law actually lets you change your mind, and the other ways out of a...
Abandoned Construction Site: Your Remedies When a Contract Is Not Honoured
Formal notice, specific performance, contract termination, damages: what the Civil Code really lets you demand. The contract was signed back in...
Noise, Smoke, Mould: When a Rental Becomes Unlivable
Your remedies as a tenant when the peaceful enjoyment of the premises is nothing more than words in the lease. For eight months, Sophie has not been...
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