Condo board ordered to pay damages to owner who breached no-smoking rule

by admin | Jun 27, 2020 | 2020 Toronto Star Property Law Column, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca How should a condominium board act when it receives complaints about a resident smoking in his unit? That was the issue in a decision of the Ontario Superior Court released earlier this year. The case concerns the conduct of a condo corporation...

‘Zombie’ property deeds are both alive and dead, say justices in Ontario’s top court

by admin | Jun 13, 2020 | 2020 Toronto Star Property Law Column, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Can dead people sign property deeds? The answer: it depends who you ask about so-called “zombie deeds.” In legal circles, a deed of land signed during the owner’s lifetime but registered after death is known as a zombie deed. Judging by online...

Your property, and your family, deserve to be protected in your will

by admin | May 30, 2020 | 2020 Toronto Star Property Law Column, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In these times of economic uncertainty, Canadians who own their own homes may be thinking about protecting them from health risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For most homeowners, their houses and condominiums are their largest single assets....

ONTARIO REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION endorses defective COVID-19 clauses

by admin | May 9, 2020 | 2020 Toronto Star Property Law Column, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca OREA fails its members and the public. The organization representing Ontario’s 70,000 realtors has published four confusing and dangerous COVID-19 clauses for members to consider using in purchase agreements. The Ontario Real Estate Association...

Alarm bells are raised over new COVID-19 legal clauses in real estate purchase and sale deals

by admin | Apr 25, 2020 | 2020 Toronto Star Property Law Column, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca One of Ontario’s most respected real estate lawyers has sounded the alarm against using untested COVID-19 clauses in property transactions. Sidney Troister is a partner at Toronto’s Torkin Manes LLP, and is widely regarded as one of Ontario’s...