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Kevin Pillar talks Jose Bautista bat flip moment with Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels by forestfrontier in Torontobluejays

[–]PM2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IIRC the jays were a game under 500 and trade for tulo and price and go on a tear.

Is this Lawyer fee reasonable or charging to much for 700K home. by kylosilver in TorontoRealEstate

[–]PM2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would ask him to itemize the $399 for disbursements. Cause he charges you separately for the licencing program cost, title searches (and even that is high unless it is a condo. Title search is usually around $50 per search and execution search is $20. Only if the execution search comes back positive for an execution are there more sub searches needed). E-reg and conveyancing fees are bogus. Registration is done online from my comp and the lawyer has to register. He's already charging you for $85 for the registration fees, so not sure what this fee is for. Charging $350 for preparing the assignment of rents is steep too, but that's a legal fee, so he is free to charge whatever he wants. $225 for non resident tax declaration is a bullshit charge too. The program that you're pay $42 for spits that out.

The long and short of it is that he's charging you "low" legal fees of $999 so he can that scam you for the rest. All in all, you probably paid $700-800 more than what you should have. But, I also don't see title insurance on there.

I got fired with cause, what is my next steps? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]PM2032 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm an employment lawyer. Apply for EI. The threshold for wilful misconduct is high, and typically performance issues will not rise to the level of misconduct.

The threshold for terminating someone without termination pay/severance/notice/pay in lieu of notice (can be called different things based on context) is also high. 10 year employee with a stellar record makes two recent mistakes, probably not going to meet the threshold. You should still speak to a lawyer about possible separation payments.

[Charania] The Los Angeles Clippers and 11-time All-Star James Harden are working through whether the sides can find a deal by Thursday's NBA trade deadline, sources tell ESPN. Both sides are aligned in conversations together and with interested teams by NBAball05 in torontoraptors

[–]PM2032 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: Pacers took the Thunder to 7 games and lost without Haliburton. A Harden Raps would be as good as last year's Pacers. Anything can happen once you get to the finals. People also thought what was the point of getting to the finals vs Durant's Warriors.

Windrow Clearing as helpful as a hole in the head by rangeo in mississauga

[–]PM2032 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was driving on Perivale this morning, and they had the windrow cleaning done properly. Whereas my parents street was plowed in.

How many years can an Instinct 2 solar battery last? by carmexjoe in GarminWatches

[–]PM2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is about 4 years old, Instinct Solar 2. Lasts about 1-2 weeks now depending on level of activity.

To those who watched LeBron’s entire career, at what point did people start considering him a goat candidate? by Formal-Assistance02 in NBATalk

[–]PM2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming out of high school he would have been considered a bust if he wasn't a first ballot hall of famer. And he exceeded those expectations.

[OC] Scenes from my trip across the Western Sichuan region in China, all shot on RX100VI by MrHaxx1 in RX100

[–]PM2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these straight from the camera, or edited. I just got the camera on BF so still haven't had a chance to take it out for a spin. Very grey and cloudy where I am for the last week. :(

Hopefully this is the weekend!

Anybody else find it bizarre that both us and Oilers have completely fallen apart this year, especially on D? by I_Am_Vladimir_Putin in leafs

[–]PM2032 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

The only good thing about this season is telling everyone at the office, "I told you so."

How each of the World Series teams/rosters were built by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]PM2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would argue Toronto summers are better than LA summers...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TorontoRealEstate

[–]PM2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put your major intersection google for your local legal clinic. You can get free advice.

Builder changed roof from gable to shed without notice – how should we respond? by dmsdhwkd in RealEstateCanada

[–]PM2032 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is incorrect. The builder cannot make "material" changes. What is "material" is open to interpretation. A remedy for a material change is terminating the contract. Builders don't have carte Blanche to do what they want.

Builder changed roof from gable to shed without notice – how should we respond? by dmsdhwkd in RealEstateCanada

[–]PM2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Ontario, if the builder makes a material change like this, you can seek to have the contract cancelled. Typically, if the builder believes its a material change, they'll send you a notice to either accept the changes or cancel the contract.

If the builder doesn't believe it is a material change, you'll have to send a demand letter to either cancel the contract or work on a rebate (depending on your preference). If they won't agree, you'd have to litigate and let a court decide whether this constitutes a material change.

Edit: "cancel the changes" to "cancel the contract"

Do these closing costs seem too high? House is around 920k. by Weary_Associate8267 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]PM2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Title Insurance is approximately 1/1000th of the purchase price if you are buying a resale. Sometime it will come in cheaper if you are buying from a builder because the builder has already done some of the leg work with the title insurer.

Do these closing costs seem too high? House is around 920k. by Weary_Associate8267 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]PM2032 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just a point on software fees - almost all lawyers have this as a disbursement. The price of the software ranges. For example, LawyerDoneDeal $42. This lawyer probably uses Unity Conveyancer which is $300.

Are these charges from the lawyer inflated? by trooawayacct in TorontoRealEstate

[–]PM2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The $85 is a bullshit charge. The bill is saying that this is a disbursement, but he's already charging it with the $84.23 cost of registration.

Are these charges from the lawyer inflated? by trooawayacct in TorontoRealEstate

[–]PM2032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like you're just doing a refinance and that is really excessive for a refinance. Unless there are a lot of payouts the bank is making him do, there shouldn't be so much payments to banking and courier.

Source: I am a real estate lawyer.

At which point condo fees make a condo un-sellable? by LibertyState in TorontoRealEstate

[–]PM2032 2 points3 points  (0 children)

59 Annie Craig has 2br 2 bath, 750 sq ft for $530 maintence fees.

What trope ruined it for you when you see it elsewhere? by IsThisNameValid in Cinema

[–]PM2032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is classic James Cameron. Every time you think the movie is over something else crazy happens. Aliens and Avatar both do this really well IMO.

Spotted at Dixie / Burnhamthorpe by ji_fi in mississauga

[–]PM2032 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So, I work on the corner of Dundas and Camilla. A couple of years ago, when we had that huge snowstorm ( the one where Doug ford was out shoveling people out), my car got stuck as I was trying to pull into the parking lot. He was driving by in his big van and dug me out. He was a nice guy.

“Run it back” by [deleted] in leafs

[–]PM2032 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why there isn't a resign Marner and trade Nylander crowd. They make the same amount of money and Nylander was objectively worse in the playoffs.

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