Beware of people trying to sell heating and air-conditioning equipment

by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Door-to-door sales of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment prohibited in Ontario. Judge finds supplier made fraudulent misrepresentations. The experience of Ottawa homeowner Kim Thompson with a company promising energy savings on her heating equipment...

Ontario loses respected Director of Titles

by admin | Sep 16, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Jeffrey Lem, 61, director of titles, responsible for administering registration of province’s 7.5 million parcels of land, dead at 61. Jeffrey Lem: His job involved making the land registry system work fairly, seamlessly and efficiently. Ontario’s real estate...

Young couple, about to move into their new home, get a big surprise

by admin | Sep 2, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Builder tacked on $30,533 in cost increases. Case shows importance of reviewing clauses in proposed purchase agreements, writes Bob Aaron. An itemized list provided to the buyers detailed higher charges for subfloors, masonry, rooftop deck, parapet and lumber. Sayers...

Is that house where it should be? Are you sure it’s on the correct lot?

by admin | Aug 19, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

What happens when homes get built in the wrong place? Two cases show the perils of not doing your homework, writes Bob Aaron. I’ve always found it fascinating to see what happens when a builder builds a house on land it doesn’t own. The latest example of this dilemma...

What happens when homeowners disconnect their houses from systems designed to stop flooding?

by admin | Aug 5, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Case suggests certain items of city infrastructure, such as backyard catch basins, can be the property of the homeowner to do with as they please. A decision of the Ontario Superior Court last month has allowed 4,000 Vaughan homeowners to disconnect their homes from...