MARTIN K. I. RUMACK, B.A., L.L.B. (UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO)
- Called to the bar in 1973
- Opened his own firm in 1978
- Received certification in Mediation Law from Osgoode Hall Law School
- Qualified Arbitrator under the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario (AMIO)
- Member of the Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI)
- Has written numerous papers and books
- Extensive teaching experience
TEACHING/SEMINAR PRESENTATION
Extensive Experience in Providing and Presenting Educational Materials Including:
Teaching various credit and non-credit Real Estate related courses for the Toronto Real Estate Board as well as other Real Estate Boards and Associations and various Real Estate offices.
I am very proactive in attending various continuing legal education courses offered by the Law Society of Upper Canada, as well as courses offered by private educational companies. I pride myself in keeping abreast of new developments in the law, so that I can service my clients effectively.
I am also active in promoting and fostering continuing education initiatives among the real estate community and the public:
Teaching various credit courses for the Toronto Real Estate Board, Brampton Real Estate Board, Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, Realtors Association of Hamilton – Burlington, Muskoka and Haliburton Association of Realtors, Brantford Regional Real Estate Board, The Windsor-Essex County Real Estate Board, Kawartha Lakes Real Estate Association, Kingston Area Real Estate Association and various Real Estate Companies, together with non-credit courses on topics which deal with various issues pertaining to real estate. The credit seminar topics include:
Credit Seminar Topics
- Builders’ Agreements of Purchase and Sale – For Freehold and Condominiums – What You Need to know
- Real Estate Transactions Involving Special Parties: Power of Attorney, Estates, and Family Law Issues
- The Essentials of Agreements of Purchase and Sale for Condominiums., Co-operatives and Co-ownerships – What You Should Know ,What You Need to Know, and What You Must Know
- Understanding Co-operatives, Co-ownerships, and Condominiums
- The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
- Duties of Real Estate Agents – Or “Learning from The Mistakes of Others”
- The Condominium Act, 1998
Teaching non-credit seminar topics which include:
- The Importance of Status Certificates
- Legal Requirements for Basement and Accessory Apartments
- Power of Sale and Foreclosure
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Rights of Way and Easements
- Independent Legal Advice
- Estate Planning
Presenting seminars at the request of financial institutions, for the benefit of account managers and/or loan officers. Topics have included:
- Independent Legal Advice
- The Importance of Status Certificates
- Estate Planning
- Understanding Co-operatives, Co-ownerships, and Condominiums
I have participated as a part of a panel in presenting seminars to the public and to clients of financial institutions, and various other organizational groups with respect to:
- The Purchase and Sale of Homes
- Estate Planning
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-Author of Legal Responsibilities of Real Estate Agents (Markham: Butterworths / LexisNexis, 2005).
- Co-Author of Legal Responsibilities of Real Estate Agents, 2d ed. (Markham: Butterworths / LexisNexis, 2008).
- Co-Author of Legal Responsibilities of Real Estate Agents, 3d ed. (Markham: Butterworths / LexisNexis, April 2012).
- Articles in Real Estate Magazine, Condo Elite, www.yahoo.ca/finance, and Newsletters of multiple real estate agents’.
