Spouse... One Word. Three Definitions.
By Zachary Soccio-Marandola · · View online →
The Legal Newsletter for Ontario REALTORS®
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The word "spouse" has multiple definitions in real estate law — and it depends entirely on what you're trying to determine in the transaction.
On Monday I made a video on land transfer tax, specifically the first-time buyer rebate and how it works in Ontario.
One piece of that video that always gets questions is the spousal rule for the rebate.
Who counts as a spouse? What if only one of the buyers has prior ownership? What if the spouse owned a