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...
by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | 2025 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Faced with costs of thousands of dollars for each property, Lake of Bay residents responded with angry social media posts and letters to their councillors, Bob Aaron writes. In the wake of intense vocal opposition from local residents, the council of the Township of...
