Before buying check survey for boundaries

by admin | May 24, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 24, 2008 Before buying check survey for boundaries Taking the law into your own hands over a property line dispute can be dangerous to your bank account, as one Toronto homeowner discovered recently. Sharon and Marino Zorz and Katherina...

Buyer soaked with vendor’s final water bill

by admin | May 17, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 17, 2008 Buyer soaked with vendor’s final water bill When Donna bought her home near Warden Ave. and Ellesmere Rd. last summer, she had no idea she would get stuck with the final water bill of the former owners. When the transaction closed...

Good fences make good neighbours but bad lawsuits

by admin | May 10, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 10, 2008 Good fences make good neighbours but bad lawsuits Back in 1915, poet Robert Frost penned the line “Good fences make good neighbours.” Last year, in a bitter dispute involving the owners of adjoining cottage properties, Justice...

Road access critical when buying cottage

by admin | May 3, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 3, 2008 Road access critical when buying cottage The most important question for anyone buying a cottage property is always, “How do I get there from here?” After all, there’s no point spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a...

Supreme Court rules on joint name transfer issue

by admin | Apr 26, 2008 | 2008 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 26, 2008 Supreme Court rules on joint name transfer issue It’s not uncommon for an elderly parent to transfer real estate or other assets into joint names with his or her adult children. When this happens, does the law presume that the...