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Too Close for Comfort: Following Too Closely
At first glance, a following too closely ticket looks like small change. The fine printed on it is modest compared to the eye-watering numbers attached to charges like stunt driving or no insurance. That modest fine is exactly what lulls drivers into simply paying it and moving on. It is a costly misread. Behind that… Read More
Driving With No Insurance: The Ticket That Stings
Most traffic tickets sting the wallet for a few hundred dollars. A no insurance charge is in an entirely different league. With a mandatory minimum fine that starts in the thousands and can climb into the tens of thousands, driving without insurance carries some of the harshest financial penalties in Ontario’s provincial offences system. Worse,… Read More
No Pets? Ontario Law Says Not So Fast
It sits right there in the lease, printed in plain language and signed by both parties: no pets allowed. Most tenants read that line and assume it settles the matter. Most landlords write it believing it gives them the power to demand a pet be removed. Both are working from a misunderstanding, because in Ontario… Read More
The N5 Notice: What It Really Means
Few pieces of paper cause more confusion between landlords and tenants than the N5 notice. A tenant who receives one often assumes eviction is imminent, while a landlord who serves one sometimes believes the tenant is already on their way out. Both are usually wrong. The N5 is a formal notice with a very specific… Read More
Every Child Matters: Truth and Reconciliation Day
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day set aside across Canada to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, the Survivors who carry that history, and the families and communities still living with its legacy. MTS Paralegal Services P.C. joins communities across Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Hamilton,… Read More