Land Conveyancing in a Municipal Law Context

All of the usual real estate law considerations apply when buying or selling land to or from a municipality. But there are additional requirements and issues when dealing with a municipality. This lunch and learn will look at some of the unique considerations that law clerks must understand when conveying land in the municipal context.  

Acquisitions

• Municipal Purposes, Politics & Approvals
  1. Road Widenings & Daylighting Triangles
  2. Forests
  3. Municipal Facilities
  4. Easements

• Common Methods of Acquisition
  1. Condition of Development Approval – Planning Act & D4 Development Agreements
  2. Negotiated Agreements of Purchase and Sale
  3. Expropriation

Dispositions

• Surplus Land Sales
• Easements & Encroachments

Zarah Walpole | County of Simcoe