by admin | Jan 18, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 18, 2001 In pursuance of plain English, forthwith It’s time for lawyers and contracts to use plain English One of the worst examples of outdated legal writing style today is the document most familiar to the home-buying public – the...
by admin | Jan 11, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 11, 2001 What if your house was sold out from under you? How would you feel if you woke up tomorrow morning to find out that someone had placed a fraudulent mortgage on your house, let it go into default, completed a phony foreclosure,...
by admin | Jan 4, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 4, 2001 Why condo cash deal caused concern Big bucks in a bag viewed with suspicion Tim was in his early 20s when he bought his first condominium home a few years ago. He told his lawyer he was self-employed “in the computer business”...
by admin | Sep 22, 2000 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 22, 2001 Flood of reaction greets call to regulate salespeople Unlicensed agents sell one in every four new homes – but not everyone agrees that’s a problem When I wrote the column Wild West tactics must be corralled published Aug....
by admin | Sep 22, 2000 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 22, 2001 Condo Act guide is user friendly SPECIAL TO THE STAR EASY DOES IT: Guide to new Condominium Act is designed for layman use. The new Condominium Act, which came into force on May 5 of this year, is the first change to Ontario’s...
by admin | Sep 15, 2000 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 15, 2001 Big win for B.C. condo owners City of Delta ordered to pay damages for leaky units After years of grief and waiting, a group of owners of leaky condominiums in Delta, B.C. has finally had its first big win. Late last month,...