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Highest & Best Use: Determining Market Value in Expropriation Compensation Claims with an Expropriation Lawyer

Determining Market Value in Expropriation Compensation Claims: Highest and Best Use Read time: 4 minutes Property owners facing expropriation can be entitled to significantly higher compensation when the highest and best use of land both before and after the expropriation is examined. This is critical in determining the appropriate and fair amount of compensation to […]

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Real Estate Lawyer Tips: Land Severances – What You Need To Know

Land Severances (Consents): What You Need to Know About the Application and Appeal Processes Read Time: 3-4 Minutes A land severance, also called a “consent”, occurs when a piece of land is authorized to be separated from a larger lot, forming a new lot or parcel. Lots can be created by an approved plan of […]

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Land Use Planning Evidence: The Basis for your Municipal Appeal | Real Estate Law

Land Use Planning Evidence: The Basis for your Municipal Appeal Read time: 4 minutes Land Use Planning If you plan on bringing an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (“OMB”) or to the forthcoming Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (“LPAT”), you better have a good land use planner experienced with giving written and verbal evidence on […]

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Real Estate Law: Major Changes Coming to the Ontario Municipal Board

Major Changes Coming to the Ontario Municipal Board Read time: 4-5 minutes Ontario Municipal Board Changes | Bill 139 had its first reading on May 30, 2017, its second reading in September and has been ordered for its third reading. As the Bill currently stands, it will significantly change the process by which local planning […]

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