by admin | Dec 22, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Prospective purchasers cannot rely on a published listing when it comes to the interior size of a home, writes Bob Aaron. A decision of Ontario’s Divisional Court serves as a reminder that home buyers cannot rely on a published listing when it comes to the interior...
by admin | Dec 11, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
In April, 2017, the Ontario government introduced a 15 per cent speculation tax on residential real estate purchases by individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents. The tax had an adverse effect on the residential real estate market in the Greater Golden...
by admin | Nov 27, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Laurie Stevenson thought she was buying a furnace and air conditioner for $7,335 when she signed a contract with a door-to-door salesman. Across the front of the document, she wrote “Total $7,335 0% int.” That wording, however, was inconsistent with the other terms of...
by admin | Nov 13, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
A fair ruling or is it just downright batty? A colony of bats discovered by purchasers inside their home sparked a dispute that ended in a B.C. court with Judge Judith Doulis pronouncing it “an archetypical case of buyer’s remorse.” Emmeline and Kevin Van Geemen...
by admin | Oct 30, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
One spooky surprise taught these homeowners an important lesson about disclosure. When Danielle Witt and Ben Rockey-Harris were successful with their less-than-asking-price offer on a house in Cottage City, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C., they were very...
by admin | Oct 16, 2021 | 2021 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Condominium owners who rent out their units without credit and reference checks run the risk of being financially responsible for their tenant’s misbehaviour. Heidi Yee Hui owns a condominium on Carlton St., in Toronto, which she leased out to a male tenant earlier...
