Enforcement of condo declaration is a board’s duty

by admin | Jan 7, 2012 | 2012 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Peel Condominium Corp. 108 is an attractive townhouse development built in 2002 on Central Park Dr. in Brampton. Back in April 2009, the board of directors became aware that Donna Young, one of the owners, had installed in her unit a tankless water heater that vents...

Independent legal advice crucial in title insurance purchase

by admin | Dec 24, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Should Ontario consumers always have the benefit of independent legal advice when they obtain title insurance for their real estate purchases? That topic became the subject of intense debate among industry stakeholders earlier this month when...

When a detached home is not a detached home

by admin | Dec 10, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca When you’re selling a house known as a link-semi, is it wrong to advertise it as a detached home? The link house style was popular in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s. The only physical attachment that joins two adjacent houses typically consists...

Revised purchase agreement could ease “sticker shock”

by admin | Nov 26, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In a landmark consumer protection initiative, the Tarion Warranty Corp. has proposed a requirement that builder purchase agreements set out in one place all the extras that can be added to the price of a new home. (Tarion regulates the...

Manitoba simplifies seller disclosure form

by admin | Nov 12, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca The seller property disclosure statement remains a hot topic in the real estate community as Manitoba has now made them compulsory, while Britain has gone in the other direction to repeal the law requiring them in every transaction. Effective...