by admin | Aug 11, 2025 | 2025 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
The unauthorized use of real estate lockboxes for unsupervised access to listed properties continues to be a matter of concern to the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) and the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). But the two groups have been slow off the...
by admin | Jul 28, 2025 | 2025 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
While there may be many good reasons for seniors to register a home jointly with their children, writes Bob Aaron, it’s not always foolproof — and can backfire badly. Hardly a week goes by when I am not asked by a client with grown children whether they can save...
by admin | Jun 30, 2025 | 2025 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Navigating a real estate agent’s creative bag of euphemisms, writes Bob Aaron, is key to cracking the code when searching for a home — like this handyman special with its low maintenance yard! Real estate has always had its own special language — with plenty of...
by admin | Mar 24, 2025 | 2025 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
“All 80-year-old unit owner Joshua Frankel wants is a good night’s sleep. Sleep deprivation is no trifling matter.” With these words in January, Justice R. Lee Akazaki began his 4,400-word ruling on a dispute between Frankel and York Region Condominium Corporation 664...
by admin | Mar 10, 2025 | 2025 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Case is a lesson for homeowners who did not buy title insurance when they bought their house, writes lawyer Bob Aaron, to arrange existing owner title insurance through their lawyers. A court decision released in January highlights the importance of homeowners having...
