by admin | Jul 6, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A judge decided that John Breen’s title was unmarketable due to building deficiences and that he was covered under his title insurance policy Building deficiencies resulting from poorly regulated construction and that affect the sale of a...
by admin | Jun 23, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca This is the sad story of a $109,000 flower box. It all began in a large project of 213 condominium garden homes known as Bethamy Woods, in Ottawa. Manorama Sennek owns one of the homes in the project. She became involved in a dispute with the...
by admin | Jun 23, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca This is the sad story of a $109,000 flower box. It all began in a large project of 213 condominium garden homes known as Bethamy Woods, in Ottawa. Manorama Sennek owns one of the homes in the project. She became involved in a dispute with the...
by admin | Jun 9, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca The standard clause “to the best of the seller’s knowledge and belief,” contained in an Agreement of Purchase and Sale, has had its meaning settled by the Ontario Court of Appeal. As I recently wrote, the initial court case arose after Jonathan...
by admin | May 26, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A looming Ontario Court of Appeal decision on when discovery and disclosure of the fact that a home was used to make illegal substances occurs during a sale agreement could impact home sales in the province. When a homeowner states in a sale...
by admin | May 18, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A recent court case emphasizes the importance of using a survey and getting accurate property measurements before signing an agreement in a home purchase. Nancy Ann Pringle was the owner of a detached, two-storey house on a corner lot with...
