Agents must review home inspections with purchasers

by admin | Sep 9, 2017 | 2017 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca This case is a lesson for real estate agents. A decision from the Ontario Superior Court in July highlights the obligation of real estate agents to review home inspections with their clients. Suzanne Powell and her mother Joyce Powell wanted to...

When a property survey is more important than the deed

by admin | Aug 26, 2017 | 2017 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A 2015 study showed that of 1.2 million freehold residential properties in the Greater Toronto Area, almost half of them have significant boundary issues, most of which would not be covered by title insurance. Is a property survey important? Is...

Buyer paid for property he did not get

by admin | Aug 12, 2017 | 2017 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Land actually belonged to City of Toronto despite tax bill and assessment that listed it as the homeowners The most important thing a real estate lawyer must do for his purchaser clients is to confirm the exact dimensions, and location, of the...

Plumbing bill quarrel becomes pricey court action

by admin | Jul 29, 2017 | 2017 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Expensive proceedings are not always the answer in solving disputes. A recent case involving a Toronto co-ownership building illustrates why expensive court proceedings are not always the solution to disputes between owners and their buildings’...

Alberta condo sale complicated by Fort McMurray wildfire

by admin | Jul 15, 2017 | 2017 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Condo owners paid $21,000 special assessment fees and sale closed; then entire condominium complex burned down. What happens if a real estate purchase and sale agreement does not cover an event that neither the buyer nor seller contemplated when...

Ontario court rules homeowners are not obligated to pay park maintenance fees

by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | 2017 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca This ruling means many associations will lack the power to enforce payments Collecting homeowner fees to maintain private roads and other shared services just became more difficult in Ontario. A recent ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal...