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How can you avoid having your home listed on the MLS database?

by admin | May 13, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

How can you avoid having your home listed on the MLS database? By Bob Aaron Toronto Star contributing columnist. Despite the new rule, there are ways for home-sellers to avoid being forced to list their property on Multiple Listing Service (MLS), says Bob Aaron. At...

Condo board penalized for failing to act reasonably on owner’s renovation request

by admin | May 1, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

It failed to consider these fairly, take his concerns seriously, and provide timely responses and decisions during the process, explains Bob Aaron. A Superior Court ruling in November cost a Mississauga condominium corporation more than $50,000, plus its own legal...

Beware of buying homes from builders who don’t own the land

by admin | Apr 15, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

It’s time to change law to protect consumers who buy pre-construction homes from builders who do not own the land they are built on, says Bob Aaron. Gary Howard and Julia Niblett signed an agreement in 2015 to buy a house to be built by a company operating as Above...

How much is a driveway dispute worth, really? Think twice before you sue!

by admin | Mar 18, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

“Why would anyone pursue seemingly hopeless litigation over the right of way to a mutual driveway?” wonders Bob Aaron. This is the story of a $150,000 driveway. Hayley Fromstein and James Albiez own a house on Northcliffe Blvd. in Toronto. Their neighbour to the south...

When a real estate deal falls through, you should weigh whether litigation is worth it

by admin | Mar 4, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Why resort to the courts when a transaction involving a sale of a house falls through? This case shows it can be unnecessarily costly, says Bob Aaron. Is it worth taking someone to court over a failed house purchase, assuming there appear to be grounds to do so? A...
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