Paralegal proposal a recipe for havoc

by admin | May 25, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 25, 2002 Paralegal proposal a recipe for havoc Non-lawyers may soon handle real estate sales Last month, the Law Society, the Ontario Bar Association and a paralegal group announced an agreement on a plan to regulate the province’s...

Lawyers governing paralegals: recipe for disaster

by admin | May 18, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 18, 2002 Lawyers governing paralegals: recipe for disaster Long-standing hostility between two groups doesn’t bode well The much-heralded agreement among various legal and paralegal organizations to regulate the province’s paralegal industry...

Builder offers can conceal surprises

by admin | May 4, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 4, 2002 Builder offers can conceal surprises Make sure your lawyer checks it out Despite constant advice from lawyers, real estate agents and the Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association, a significant number of new home and condominium...

Tenant-homeowner tax inequity must stop

by admin | Apr 20, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 20, 2002 Tenant-homeowner tax inequity must stop Renters in Ontario pay four times more property taxes Most Ontario homeowners are likely unaware of it, but their property taxes are being heavily subsidized by tenants in multi-unit...

Fraudulent title transfer takes costly toll

by admin | Apr 13, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 13, 2002 Fraudulent title transfer takes costly toll Owner, title insurance company out money When Isabel Simoes went with her husband, Laurenio, on a family visit in Portugal in the fall of 2000, she had no idea it would be the beginning...

Oklahoma flip tosses lawyer

by admin | Apr 6, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 4, 2002 Oklahoma flip tosses lawyer Properties simultaneously purchased, flipped but mortgage lender wasn’t told The Law Society of Upper Canada has sent a clear message to the legal profession that lawyers who participate in real estate...