Changes to Act won’t protect buyers

by admin | Nov 16, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 16, 2002 Changes to Act won’t protect buyers Ontario s consumer minister Tim Hudak is way off base if he thinks his proposed new consumer protection legislation will provide adequate – or indeed any – protection to thousands of Ontario...

Common sense can help protect your identity

by admin | Nov 9, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 9 2002 Common sense can help protect your identity When we talk about theft, we usually think in terms of money or possessions – as in theft of a wallet, a car, a television, or other personal property. But one thing that can be stolen...

Taxpayers on hook for leaky condo

by admin | Nov 2, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 2 2002 Taxpayers on hook for leaky condo B.C. municipality held liable by appeal court The British Columbia Court of Appeal has written what may be the final chapter in the first of many “leaky condo” cases to reach that...

Mike Myers Dr. an evil idea

by admin | Oct 26, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 19 2002 Mike Myers Dr. an evil idea   I feel sorry for anybody who buys a new house and has to live on a street named Mike Myers Dr. The proposed street will be located in a new subdivision near Kennedy Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E. in...

The two-car garage that wasn’t

by admin | Oct 19, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 19 2002 The two-car garage that wasn’t ONHWP’s argument in complaint case defies common sense Today’s trick question is “How many cars fit into a two-door garage?” The answer, it seems, depends who you are asking the Ontario...