Law360 Canada ( April 16, 2025, 11:58 AM EDT) -- Appeal by Appellant from an order granting the Respondents the right to exercise an option to purchase a commercial unit under the lease agreement and continue occupying the unit until completion of the purchase. The case involved a dispute over the right to exercise an option to purchase a commercial unit used as a Hindu temple. The Respondents were devotees managing the temple operated from two adjacent commercial units. They had the option to purchase Unit #9 for $350,000 under a lease agreement with Fernandes, the mortgagee in possession, who later transferred the property to 11037315 Canada Inc (“110”). The Respondents attempted to exercise the option but lacked funds to close the purchase. Subsequently, 110 sold Unit #9 to the Appellant for $750,000 without notifying the Respondents. The Appellant then sought to terminate the tenancy and evict the temple. The Respondents filed an urgent motion to stay the eviction and sought to exercise their purchase option. The motion judge granted the Respondents’ motion, allowing them to exercise the option and ordered specific performance, directing the Appellant to sell the property for $350,000. The Respondents argued that they had a valid option to purchase the property under the lease agreement and sought to enforce this option. They contended that the option to purchase was an equitable interest in the land and that they had not been given notice of the sale to the appellant, which should allow them to exercise their purchase option. On appeal, the Appellant argued that the option to purchase was not registered on title and that they were unaware of it when they acquired the property. They claimed that the option was superseded by a consent order allowing the Respondents to make an offer at fair market value....