by admin | Sep 13, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 13, 2008 Oil storage tank leak a cautionary tale A scary tale of an oil leak in an Ottawa-area home provides a valuable lesson for homeowners whose homes are heated by oil. In early 2006, an exterior oil storage tank next to the...
by admin | Sep 6, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 6, 2008 Bylaw sinks pirate ship playhouse After architect Andrew Dewberry and author Jayne Seagrave bought their house in Vancouver three years ago, they decided to build a tree fort for their two young sons. In September 2006, the...
by admin | Aug 30, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 30, 2008 Foreclosure tale is coyote ugly Ronald and Ann Bonnar owned a house in Cape Breton, N.S. The house had two mortgages registered against it a first to Royal Bank of Canada, and a second in favour of Canada Trust Company as...
by admin | Aug 23, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 23, 2008 Presence of asbestos kills home purchase Carlos Lameiro fell in love with a three-bedroom bungalow, near Dixon Rd. and Kipling Ave. in Etobicoke. It has a finished basement with a separate entrance, air conditioning, two kitchens...
by admin | Aug 16, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 16, 2008 Mortgage fraud scheme manipulated ‘puppet’ purchasers Norman Ave. is a two-block long street near St. Clair Ave. W., and Lansdowne Ave. Number 16A is a small row house that recently became the subject of an apparent mortgage...