Educational Seminar - Legal Series - Civil Enforcement of Leases

Civil Enforcement of Leases

• Learn the history, purpose and process around Landlord’s Distraint
  • Should I distrain or terminate?
  • What steps do I need to follow before a seizure takes place?
  • What forms & documents do I need to provide to the enforcement agency?
  • When is it best to do a soft seizure, change the locks, seize & remove, & what is the correct procedure for each?
• Alternative Remedies
  • Specific Performance
  • Attachment Order
  • Preservation Order
• Abandoned Goods
  • Do they become the Landlord’s?
  • What are the risks in throwing them out?
• Common Mistakes in Leases
  • There’s no such thing as a boilerplate clause!
• Implied Terms in Leases – the Land Titles Act