2022 – Legal Services by Riverview Legal Group

What’s in a Name?

30 November, 2022 rstojni@riverview.legal 0 Comments 2 categories

There seems to be a fair amount of confusion about the what guide dog, service animal, emotional support animal. There terms are quite often used interchangeably. However, the differences are significant. Not knowing the differences

Failure to Comply is Serious

9 August, 2022 sharvey@riverview.legal 0 Comments 1 category

I recently represented an individual charged with Theft under $5,000. The person was released on three very specific conditions which included a commitment to NOT visit a certain location (such conditions are called “undertakings”). After

Going After a Bad Faith N12

8 June, 2022 Mitchell Kent 0 Comments 1 category

For information on damages, please read our article Damages on a Bad Faith N12. Your landlord gave you a N12 claiming that they were going to live in the rental unit and that they needed

Tenants, Disasters, and Insurance

24 May, 2022 Mitchell Kent 0 Comments 1 category

No matter what we do to mitigate disasters, disasters will still happen. Disasters like fire, flood, or a tree falling on a roof. We have insurance because disasters happen in our lives. The purpose of

Public Assistance and Housing

17 May, 2022 Mitchell Kent 0 Comments 2 categories

One of the hardest things to find when you are on public assistance is housing. It can be very common as a tenant to find a potential landlord only to have that landlord change their

Seizure of an Animal under PAWS

20 February, 2022 sharvey@riverview.legal 0 Comments 1 category

This is an overview of the difference between an animal seized for safekeeping vs an animal placed in care under the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act (“PAWS”) Our pets are very important members of our

Discrimination and the Principal

4 February, 2022 Mitchell Kent 0 Comments 2 categories

Content Warning: This article talks about racism in the school system. The CBC reported on May 29, 2021 about a principal at Monseigneur-Bruyère, a French immersion school located in London, Ontario, who was removed from

I share a bathroom with the owner. What rights do I have?

24 January, 2022 sharvey@riverview.legal 0 Comments 1 category

We have recently been getting calls from tenants who share a kitchen and/or a bathroom with the owner of the property (who could be the landlord). Most often, this occurs when tenants rent a

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Year: 2022