Elderly homeowners fall victim to predators hawking services, equipment

by admin | Jan 6, 2024 | 2024 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Homeowners don’t know notice of security interest is registered on their title. In selling their home, they have to pay it out. A group of Ontario real estate and litigation lawyers has written an open letter to Todd McCarthy, Ontario’s minister of Public and Business...

Don’t count on ruling in favour of basketball star to show real estate purchases can be unwound!

by admin | Dec 23, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Ruling that failure to disclose safety risk when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, partner bought mansion was fraudulent misrepresentation is not reliable precedent. With all the publicity surrounding the recent court decision involving an $8.4 million Burlington mansion,...

When home buyers or sellers find out things about the deal too late

by admin | Dec 9, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

When home buyers or sellers find out too late that they aren’t aware of some of the finer details in their agreement. In the excitement of signing an offer to buy or sell a home or condominium, it’s often tempting to blindly sign the agreement presented by the real...

Do you own your backyard? Are you sure?

by admin | Nov 25, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Pawel Kosicki and Megan Munro found they didn’t, and a judge ruled an individual can’t acquire ownership by encroaching on public land, says Bob Aaron. When Pawel Kosicki and Megan Munro discovered they did not own their back yard, I imagine it spoiled their whole...

Was it worth it? Neighbours spend big bucks in dispute over tiny piece of land

by admin | Nov 11, 2023 | 2023 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Does it make sense for neighbours to spend tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees over what a judge described as an insignificant piece of disputed land along the shared boundary? 81 Pears Avenue and 83 Pears Ave.: Scene of an expensive dispute between...