by admin | Oct 1, 2022 | 2022 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Construction problems such as foreseen costs, and shortages of labour and materials, are issues for builders — not purchasers — to resolve, writes Bob Aaron. Just because a builder demands more money to build a new home or condominium does not mean that it is...
by admin | Aug 20, 2022 | 2022 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Additional and high closing fees should not be billed to buyers in the final hours before their deals close, writes Bob Aaron. A group of buyers of new townhomes in Mississauga got the shock of their lives when, a few days before closing their purchases last month,...
by admin | Jul 30, 2022 | 2022 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Superior Court orders a buyer to pay over $600,000 to the builder of a Thornhill development where she walked away from her deal. Over the last five years, Ontario’s courts have been busy with litigation involving failed residential real estate transactions. When the...
by admin | Jul 9, 2022 | 2022 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
‘This singular issue has been outstanding … for the better part of 10 to 11 years,’ writes the justice in her decision about garbage room clamour. A case released by the Superior Court last month is a textbook example of how condominium boards should respond to noise...
by admin | Jun 25, 2022 | 2022 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Make sure your lawyer confirms the unit you’re buying matches the building plans, writes Bob Aaron. A near disaster in closing 173 units in a new Guelph, Ont. condominium project last week underscores that the most important documents in any condominium purchase are...
