Joseph C. Debono | Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

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Joseph C. Debono LL.B., Partner

Joe is a partner in our Real Estate and Construction Law Groups. Joe specializes in real estate development and construction law and residential tenancy matters, in addition to various areas of the law related generally to the acquisition, development and management of residential property. Joe has represented a wide variety of developers, social housing organizations, builders, landlords, service providers, tenants and lenders, together with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in respect of various matters. Joe is also involved in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, including railway transactions and the development of power generation facilities.

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Construction law matters
Residential tenancy matters
Residential tenancy disputes, including frequent hearings before the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and appearances before the Ontario Divisional Court
The development and management of private rental housing, social housing, nursing homes and retirement homes
Commercial real estate transactions, including railway transactions
Municipal development approvals, including amendments to zoning by-laws, minor variances, severances and building permits
Commercial leasing
Corporate governance and management strategies for not-for-profit and charitable corporations

Representative Work

Lead counsel to The Salvation Army

Lead Ontario real estate counsel to Canadian National Railway Company

Other clients include Habitat Services, Woodgreen Community Services, Interval House, St. Jude Community Homes, Regeneration House and a wide range of other organizations

Publications

Preparation of an article concerning the proposed Tenant Protection Act for the Canadian Bar Association

Preparation of standard forms of tenancy agreements in use across Ontario for various associations such as the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs, the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association, the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors, the Ontario Homes for Special Care Association, the Young Women’s Christian Association and Metro Agencies Representatives’ Council

Teaching Roles

Bar Admission Course Instructor

Prior Speaking Engagements

Speaker at the 1996 Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association Toronto Workshop entitled, “Limiting Liability in Hard Times”

Presentation of a paper entitled: “Some Real Estate Considerations When Dealing With Railway Properties” at a conference conducted by the Law Society of Upper Canada

Presentation of a paper concerning “life lease communities” for the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors

Presentation of a paper concerning residential tenancy matters at a conference conducted by the Canadian Bar Association entitled “Questions of Judgment: Standards of Professional Conduct In Reviewing and Opining on Title Matters”

Presentations concerning residential tenancy matters to various organizations, including: the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association and the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors; the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs at its Eighth Annual General Meeting and Conference; the City of Toronto Housing Department at its Rooming House Operators’ Information Forum; Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto; the Ontario Homes for Special Care Association; the Canadian Mental Health Association; Metro Agencies Representatives’ Council; the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association at its 1994 General Annual Conference; the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association at its 1995 General Annual Conference; the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities at its Sixth Annual Conference; the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto at a seminar conducted for housing operators and care home administrators; the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing at a seminar conducted for Housing Administrators; the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors at its 1996 Annual Meeting and Convention; the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association at its 1997 General Annual Conference; and the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Housing and Services for Seniors at its 1998 conference concerning the Tenant Protection Act

Presentation of a paper at the American Bar Association conference held in 1998 at the “Presidential Showcase Program” entitled “Senior Housing and Health Care: What Canada and the U.S. Can Learn from Each Other”

Presentation of a paper concerning construction law matters to the Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors