legal - Cottage Life

"The Rock" on Lake Nipissing

A rock on Lake Nipissing has sparked a complex legal battle about public and private land use

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A cabin nestled among trees on an island

Cottage Q&A: Can I get cottage insurance if I live in a different province?

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A black-footed ferret poking out of its burrow

Is there hope for North America’s rarest mammal?

Outdoors

A broken tree trunk

Cottage Q&A: Am I responsible if my fallen tree causes damage?

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Close up of a "sale pending" sign on a property

Cottage Q&A: What’s considered a “recent” property survey?

Real Estate

A female hand signing a liability contract

Cottage Q&A: Liability insurance for a remote cabin

Real Estate

A flooded cabin on stilts

Cottage Q&A: Builder liability if the cottage floods

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A narrow right-of-way road in the country

Cottage Q&A: Revoking a right-of-way

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A No Trespassing sign posted in weedy grass

Cottage Q&A: Can you post ‘No Trespassing’ signs?

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A boathouse surrounded by open water in a frozen lake

Should you install de-icers at the lake?

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Young couple in a meeting

Is there a cottage succession silver lining to COVID?

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person-turning-on-bathroom-tap

Faulty plumbing could mean legal settlement

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Ice on a lake underneath a row of dock piers.

If I install a dock bubbler, am I responsible if someone goes through the ice?

Outdoors