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Ask an Expert for Real Estate & Construction.

Real questions, answered plainly by people who do the work.

Are development charges negotiable? — Treadstone Academy

Can a brokerage refuse to pay commission? — Treadstone Academy

Can a contract waive our lien rights? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI notes replace our meeting minutes? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI price a service call before dispatch? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI read a hand-drawn sketch? — Treadstone Academy

Can AI write our safety documents? — Treadstone Academy

Can an apprentice work alone? — Treadstone Academy

Can an owner negotiate after tender close? — Treadstone Academy

Can holdback be released in stages? — Treadstone Academy

Can our marketing emails be AI-generated? — Treadstone Academy

Can the board meet without notice? — Treadstone Academy

Can the owner pay our subs directly? — Treadstone Academy

Can we ask for first and last month? — Treadstone Academy

Can we average hours over two weeks? — Treadstone Academy

Can we ban smoking after the fact? — Treadstone Academy

Can we bid a job outside our licensed area? — Treadstone Academy

Can we bill back after-hours callouts? — Treadstone Academy

Can we bill for standby time? — Treadstone Academy

Can we charge a late fee on rent? — Treadstone Academy

Can we charge a fee on capital work? — Treadstone Academy

Can we charge for storing materials? — Treadstone Academy

Can we charge interest on late payment? — Treadstone Academy

Can we charge a management fee in operating costs? — Treadstone Academy

Can we claim for acceleration? — Treadstone Academy

Can we claim ITCs before we get paid? — Treadstone Academy

Can we close with deficiencies outstanding? — Treadstone Academy

Can we deduct for a damaged tool? — Treadstone Academy

Can we discipline a worker for a safety breach? — Treadstone Academy

Can we distrain for unpaid commercial rent? — Treadstone Academy

Can we evict for renovations? — Treadstone Academy

Can we expense a tool under $500? — Treadstone Academy

Can we hire an apprentice without a sponsor? — Treadstone Academy

Can we keep a non-conforming use after a renovation? — Treadstone Academy

Can we lien a tenant improvement? — Treadstone Academy

Can we lien if we only supplied materials? — Treadstone Academy

Can we occupy before final inspection? — Treadstone Academy

Can we pay cash to a day labourer? — Treadstone Academy

Can we proceed on a verbal site instruction? — Treadstone Academy

Can we put client drawings in a shared model? — Treadstone Academy

Can we record site calls? — Treadstone Academy

Can we refuse a tenant with a pet? — Treadstone Academy

Can we refuse a records request? — Treadstone Academy

Can we refuse a substituted product? — Treadstone Academy

Can we refuse an assignment? — Treadstone Academy

Can we refuse to start without a permit? — Treadstone Academy

Can we stop work for non-payment? — Treadstone Academy

Can we store deal files in the cloud? — Treadstone Academy

Can we use a staffing agency for labourers? — Treadstone Academy

Can we use AI to screen job applicants? — Treadstone Academy

Can we use one vendor across every building? — Treadstone Academy

Can we withdraw a bid after closing? — Treadstone Academy

Do daily logs have to be signed? — Treadstone Academy

Do heritage rules apply to the interior? — Treadstone Academy

Do renovators need a builder licence? — Treadstone Academy

Do service logs defend a liability claim? — Treadstone Academy

Do two-person shops get value from AI? — Treadstone Academy

Do subs need their own safety programme? — Treadstone Academy

Do warranty calls restart the lien clock? — Treadstone Academy

Do we charge GST on a deposit? — Treadstone Academy

Do we file a T5018 or a T4A? — Treadstone Academy

Do we have to accept partial rent? — Treadstone Academy

Do we have to attend the PDI? — Treadstone Academy

Do we have to bid every invitation we get? — Treadstone Academy

Do we have to tell workers about monitoring? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need a fire safety plan? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need a JHSC on a small site? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need a permit for a deck? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need a rescue plan for confined space? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need a written subcontract every time? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need an AI clause in our contracts? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need a permit for a panel change? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need audited financial statements? — Treadstone Academy

Do we need consent for cameras in common areas? — Treadstone Academy

Do we owe overtime on a ten-hour day? — Treadstone Academy

Does a clearance certificate protect us? — Treadstone Academy

Can a homeowner be the constructor? — Treadstone Academy

Does a lien beat the mortgage? — Treadstone Academy

Does a Red Seal work in every province? — Treadstone Academy

Does a verbal change order count? — Treadstone Academy

Does AI output need a human reviewer? — Treadstone Academy

Does the corporation insure the flooring? — Treadstone Academy

Does the warranty cover a trade's mistake? — Treadstone Academy

How do we cost a shop hour? — Treadstone Academy

How do we hand over a building cleanly? — Treadstone Academy

How do we prove a delay was not ours? — Treadstone Academy

How do we value work in progress at year end? — Treadstone Academy

How fast must we respond to a no-heat call? — Treadstone Academy

How long do we keep FINTRAC records? — Treadstone Academy

How long does an eviction actually take? — Treadstone Academy

How long does COR take to get? — Treadstone Academy

How long is a building permit good for? — Treadstone Academy

How long is working at heights training valid? — Treadstone Academy

How long must we hold our price? — Treadstone Academy

How long should an RFI take to answer? — Treadstone Academy

How many site photos are enough? — Treadstone Academy

How much notice to enter a unit? — Treadstone Academy

How much working capital do we need? — Treadstone Academy

How often must a reserve fund study be updated? — Treadstone Academy

How often must fire alarms be tested? — Treadstone Academy

How often must the trust account be reconciled? — Treadstone Academy

Is a ten percent margin enough? — Treadstone Academy

Is a budget price a commitment? — Treadstone Academy

Is a letter of intent a contract? — Treadstone Academy

Is a non-compete enforceable for a foreman? — Treadstone Academy

Is our quote binding once accepted? — Treadstone Academy

Is a substantial renovation treated as a new home? — Treadstone Academy

Is an email approval enough for an extra? — Treadstone Academy

Is backflow testing annual? — Treadstone Academy

Is COR required to bid public work? — Treadstone Academy

Is equipment theft covered by our insurance? — Treadstone Academy

Is holdback an asset or a receivable? — Treadstone Academy

Is it safe to upload a tender package to AI? — Treadstone Academy

Is our sub actually an employee? — Treadstone Academy

Is overbilling a problem? — Treadstone Academy

Is percentage rent worth the audit cost? — Treadstone Academy

Snow clearing: by the hour or by the snowfall? — Treadstone Academy

Is travel to the first site paid? — Treadstone Academy

Is WHMIS training annual? — Treadstone Academy

Must every worker do site orientation? — Treadstone Academy

Must the broker of record review every deal? — Treadstone Academy

Must we carry the lowest sub quote? — Treadstone Academy

Must we gross up in a half-empty building? — Treadstone Academy

Must we pay for mandatory training time? — Treadstone Academy

Must we preserve the accident scene? — Treadstone Academy

Should a superintendent run two sites? — Treadstone Academy

Should the truck be in the company? — Treadstone Academy

Should we buy used equipment? — Treadstone Academy

Should we factor our receivables? — Treadstone Academy

Should we tag and track our tools? — Treadstone Academy

Deficiency or defect: which is it? — Treadstone Academy

What can we legitimately put in CAM? — Treadstone Academy

What CCA class is a skid steer? — Treadstone Academy

What counts as a weather day? — Treadstone Academy

What do we do after an AI data leak? — Treadstone Academy

What does AI cost a mid-size firm each month? — Treadstone Academy

What does a 'compliant' bid actually mean? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if a deposit cheque bounces? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if our sub goes bankrupt mid-job? — Treadstone Academy

What happens if we build without a permit? — Treadstone Academy

What if we made an arithmetic mistake in the bid? — Treadstone Academy

What happens to apprentices if we sell the company? — Treadstone Academy

What if a vendor's coverage has lapsed? — Treadstone Academy

What if a supplier pulls their quote after we bid? — Treadstone Academy

What if a tenant misses the renewal notice date? — Treadstone Academy

What if a tenant runs a business from the unit? — Treadstone Academy

What if a worker refuses unsafe work? — Treadstone Academy

What if the contract and the drawings conflict? — Treadstone Academy

What if the crew built from an old drawing revision? — Treadstone Academy

What if the inspector and the drawings disagree? — Treadstone Academy

What if the owner disputes part of our invoice? — Treadstone Academy

What if the project is Crown-owned? — Treadstone Academy

What if the tenant changed the locks? — Treadstone Academy

What counts as a critical injury? — Treadstone Academy

Notice of lien or registration: what is the difference? — Treadstone Academy

What markup actually covers overhead? — Treadstone Academy

What should a service contract guarantee? — Treadstone Academy

What triggers a silica control plan? — Treadstone Academy

What utilisation rate justifies owning a machine? — Treadstone Academy

What voids a new home warranty? — Treadstone Academy

When can we lien for unpaid common expenses? — Treadstone Academy

When do we issue an ROE for a layoff? — Treadstone Academy

When do we recognise revenue on a job? — Treadstone Academy

When does a job need a notice of project? — Treadstone Academy

When does rent start after fixturing? — Treadstone Academy

When is a variance actually ‘minor’? — Treadstone Academy

When must we report an injury? — Treadstone Academy

When should we write off a bad debt? — Treadstone Academy

Where do AI projects fail in the trades? — Treadstone Academy

Which project records outlive the job? — Treadstone Academy

Who applies for the permit, owner or contractor? — Treadstone Academy

Who books the inspection, us or the trade? — Treadstone Academy

Who can do Type 3 asbestos work? — Treadstone Academy

Who can see the board minutes? — Treadstone Academy

Who holds the keys and access codes? — Treadstone Academy

Who holds the holdback on a subcontract? — Treadstone Academy

Who is liable for a slip on the walkway? — Treadstone Academy

Who is liable if the AI gets a quantity wrong? — Treadstone Academy

Who is responsible for a registrant’s mistake? — Treadstone Academy

Who is the constructor on our job? — Treadstone Academy

Who keeps the elevator logs? — Treadstone Academy

Who keeps the as-builts? — Treadstone Academy

Who must be a certified JHSC member? — Treadstone Academy

Who needs a certificate of qualification? — Treadstone Academy

Who owns materials before they are installed? — Treadstone Academy

Who owns the client list when a registrant leaves? — Treadstone Academy

Who owns the punch list after handover? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays a restocking fee on returns? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays for a tenant-caused repair? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays when closing is delayed? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays for safety boots? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays to replace the rooftop unit? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays when the drawings were wrong? — Treadstone Academy

Who pays when material prices jump mid-job? — Treadstone Academy

Who repairs a leaking window in a condo? — Treadstone Academy

Who signs off a shop drawing? — Treadstone Academy

Who supplies fall protection equipment? — Treadstone Academy

Why did our bonding limit drop? — Treadstone Academy

Why does our WIP never match the bank? — Treadstone Academy

Will AI replace a field supervisor? — Treadstone Academy