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Rent Guidelines 2025
December 11th, 2024
Rent Guidelines The rent increase guideline is the amount by which landlords can increase the rent of units without applying to the Residential Tenancies Board. The Manitoba Government will increase the rent guideline by 1.7% starting January 1, 2025. This means that rent cannot be raised more than 1.7% in the year of 2025 with the exception of an application to the Residential Tenancies Board.… Read More »
Get to Know…Ronald Janzen
December 9th, 2024
BACKGROUND Ron articled in 1996 at a firm located at Portage and Main in Winnipeg, and remained as a lawyer at that firm until 2003. He then joined SNJ, and worked in Steinbach while assisting with John Neufeld’s Niverville practice. Ron established SNJ’s full-time office in Niverville in 2005 and enjoys providing legal services to Niverville and the surrounding communities. He has been a partner… Read More »
Selling a Home: Interest
November 13th, 2024 by SNJ
When you sell a home, a typical offer to purchase provides that the purchaser is entitled to pay for part of the purchase price through proceeds of a new mortgage. If so, payment of the sale proceeds to you may be delayed by the time required to register the purchaser’s transfer of land and a new mortgage at the Land Titles Office. In that regard,… Read More »
Congratulations Grant Driedger!
October 1st, 2024
Congratulations to Grant Driedger for receiving the designation of King’s Counsel (K.C.) from the Government of Manitoba. This is an honorary title given to lawyers by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council based on recommendations made by the Attorney General, pursuant to The King’s Counsel Act. The Attorney General makes the recommendations after receiving the advice from an advisory council that includes representatives from the judiciary, the… Read More »
Corporate Department Legal Assistant
September 13th, 2024
SNJ is searching for a full time, experienced legal assistant in our corporate department. The successful candidate will have experience with incorporations, annual returns and resolutions, filing documents at the Companies Office, doing corporate due diligence and reports. Experience with dividends, amalgamations, rollovers and other corporate transactions is an asset. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, detail oriented, and possess strong client service and organization… Read More »
Estate Planning Information Session
September 6th, 2024
October 24 at 7:00 P.M. St. Pierre Hall (545 Hébert Ave, St Pierre-Jolys) Smith Neufeld Jodoin invites all residents of St. Pierre, to attend an Estate Planning Information Session being held at the St. Pierre Hall on October 24, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. Associate Lawyers, Cassandra Bueckert and Blake Rowswell, of Smith Neufeld Jodoin Law will be discussing the following topics: Please join us for a… Read More »
