For some people, land is a commodity to be bought and traded for profit. For others, land has an intangible connection to an owner like a cottage, farm or home that has been in the family for decades. At Cohen Highley LLP, we recognise that each parcel of land, like its owners, has its own features, history and characteristics. We have the experience, however, to handle transactions, disputes and issues that arise from the ownership, sale, financing, development or construction on real property. We have decades of experience doing so.

Our experienced lawyers at Cohen Highley LLP have acted on the sale, purchase and financing of all manner of real property. We have assisted clients in subdividing their lands and developing property. We have acted for individuals, partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations and condominium corporations. We have extensive experience dealing with municipalities, conservation authorities, other regulatory bodies and levels of government on issues affecting real property, including expropriation, building code issues, land use applications, property assessments and residential tenancy issues.

The topic, real property litigation, covers a wide spectrum of potential claims. It covers everything from ownership and use of land through development, sale, financing and construction. At Cohen Highley LLP, we have an extensive track record in all aspects of these claims.

We know from experience that disputes involving real property can have a significant impact on owners, users, mortgagees and even the public at large. We have acted in a number of cases where the interaction between public rights of use/ownership and private ownership and use have conflicted. These disputes arise in a variety of different circumstances, but with particular intensity in lands which border bodies of water. Our lawyers have not only handled these cases, but have written and lectured on these topics.

We recognize that property disputes can also have a significant impact, not only on the value of land, but on the quality of use and enjoyment that can be made of the land. For example, improper drainage from one landowner onto another’s property can significantly affect both the value of the property being drained onto and the ability of that landowner to use it.