Lawrences has acted for numerous landowners in Southern Ontario, especially the GTA, to develop their lands as Condominium Corporations. Our services include:
- Ownership, investment and transaction structuring with appropriate ownership structures including joint ventures, partnerships, corporations and shareholder arrangements
- Review, negotiation and drafting of Letters of Intent and Agreements of Purchase and Sale and completion of acquisition of condominium development land
- Advice on financing commitments and negotiation and drafting of appropriate security for borrowers and lenders, including long-term, construction and other loans and mortgage securitization
- Preparation and amendments of Declarant disclosure documentation
- Preparation of reservation agreements and Declarant agreements of purchase and sale
- Completion of condominium development applications and municipal planning approvals, and negotiation of municipal and utility agreements/easements
- Co-ordination and management of project work for Declarants between surveyors, architects, engineers, property managers, builders, insurers, and lenders
- Retention of purchaser deposit funds as prescribed trustee under the Condominium Act
- Completion of occupancy closings and final closings
- Preparation and registration of condominium corporation declarations and by-laws
- Corporate organization of condominium corporations
- Completion of turn-over meetings and post-closing project matters
- Common Elements Condominium Corporations; Phased Condominium Corporations; Vacant Land Condominium Corporations; Leasehold Condominium Corporations; Condominium Conversions