Including divorce, separation agreements, cohabitation agreements & other common-law relationship matters, custody & other parenting matters, adoption
Including incorporations & other business structuring, shareholder agreements, annual returns
Including sales & purchase, mortgage & other financing, land development
Leases
This area of law covers review or preparation of agreements for the rent or lease of any kind of holdings, as well as any issues arising from such agreements. Rental or leasing typically involves land or property, but may also relate to the rent or lease of equipment, grazing rights, production quota, oil & gas industry access, and other holdings.
Rental and lease are two slightly different means of achieving the same purpose — the use of something which you do not own.
A rental agreement is generally for a shorter term, is often month-to-month, and rolls over automatically unless one party or the other gives notice to end the agreement. A rental agreement is more flexible and less stable than a lease situation. For example, a landlord may make a change to a rental contract without the agreement of the tenant, provided legally appropriate notice is given.
A lease agreement is a contract which rents the property for a specified time period, during which the lessor and lessee are bound to uphold the terms of the agreement. No change may be made unless so agreed by both parties. A lease may not automatically be renewed at the end of the specified period, unless specifically stated in the agreement. Often, a lease also represents a higher degree of vested interest by the leaseholder. For example, a leaseholder may choose to make improvements to a property, which is less likely in a rental situation. In general, a lease agreement involves a higher level of commitment and responsibility by the parties to each other than a rental agreement.
At Martinson & Harder, those practicing in this field are:
Including preparation and/or review of offers, mortgage & other financing
Including incorporations & other business structuring, shareholder agreements, annual returns
Including review or preparation of contracts
Including sales & purchase, mortgage & other financing, land development
Including collections, builders’ liens, personal injury, contractual, landlord/tenant, insurance
Including preparation and/or review of offers, mortgage & other financing
Including preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney & Personal Directives
Including sales & purchase of land, mortgage & other financing, land development
Including review or preparation of contracts
Including planning prior to a death and probate and all other matters relating to management of affairs following a death
Including collections, builders’ liens, contractual, commercial landlord/tenant, insurance
Including review or preparation of contracts for oil & gas access, grazing, farmland
Implementing various methods of protecting personal & business assets from creditors
Including matters of abuse & exploitation and maintenance of autonomy
Including purchase, sale or lease
Including management of company assets & liabilities within estate planning, but also involves transition planning for company duties & responsibilities
Including collections, contractual, landlord/tenant and any other operational disputes
Including all financial & personal care matters relating to dependent adults
Including proper employment & dismissal practices, contracting, labour code matters
Implementing various methods of protecting personal & farm assets from creditors
Including wrongful dismissal, other contractual matters, labour code issues
Including management of farm assets & liabilities within estate planning, but also involves transition planning for duties & responsibilities within the farm company
Implementing various methods of protecting personal assets from creditors
Official validation of documents
Official validation of documents
Including proper employment & dismissal practices, contracting, labour code matters
Official validation of documents