by admin | Jun 12, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Emma and Henry (not their real names) live in a modest three-bedroom detached home near Bathurst and Lawrence. A few weeks ago, their laundry room experienced a minor sewage backup caused by a cracked sewage pipe under the front lawn. After the...
by admin | May 29, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Is the Ontario government about to auction off exclusive access to our land registration system to the highest bidder? Is it in the public interest to have a private monopoly control our land registration system? These are two of the questions...
by admin | May 15, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Is a religious object attached to the outside of a house or condominium a fixture, which remains with the home on a sale, or a chattel, which can be removed by a departing owner? That was the issue raised recently by a colleague, Gary...
by admin | May 1, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
The sad tale of the Glenlake Ave. driveway featured in the Star late last month has focussed public attention on the difference between the Land Registry and the Land Titles systems of property ownership. It has underscored yet again the fact that the single most...
by admin | Apr 17, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Down the street from my house, one of my neighbours has an old bathtub filled with earth sitting on the front lawn. In season, it contains flowering plants and is quite attractive. During the rest of the year, it just looks like an old bathtub....
