Real estate agent fined for overlooking survey

by admin | Sep 18, 2004 | 2004, 2004 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 18 2004 Real estate agent fined for overlooking survey Shows purchasers what they are and aren’t getting Most important document next to the deed There seems to be a general misconception in the real estate field that a survey is not...

Arrange own mortgage insurance

by admin | Sep 11, 2004 | 2004, 2004 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 11 2004 Arrange own mortgage insurance Banks, lawyers are unqualified Personal needs should be assessed A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court emphasizes the importance of having life insurance protection for mortgages, and of...

Fractional structure much better approach than typical timeshare

by admin | Sep 11, 2004 | 2004, 2004 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 11 2004 Fractional structure much better approach than typical timeshare From a legal point of view, fractional ownership is far preferable to the common timeshare or interval ownership concept. Under the timeshare model of resort...

Weed-like tree at root of neighbours’ quarrel

by admin | Sep 4, 2004 | 2004, 2004 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 4 2004 Weed-like tree at root of neighbours’ quarrel Shared tree damages one yard Owner faces suit for trimming it In the back yard of her Toronto home, Elizabeth Bakos has a tree known as a Tree-of-Heaven, or ailanthus altissima. It...

Wrong brick colour used for couple’s dream home

by admin | Aug 28, 2004 | 2004, 2004 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 28, 2004 Wrong brick colour used for couple’s dream home What happens when a builder constructs your dream home, but uses the wrong colour brick? That’s what happened to Thinh Nguyen and he’s not happy about it. In April 2003, Nguyen and...

Ruling will spur credit agencies to fix errors quickly

by admin | Aug 21, 2004 | 2004, 2004 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 21, 2004 Ruling will spur credit agencies to fix errors quickly An Ontario court has given a strong incentive for banks and credit reporting agencies to act faster and more efficiently when a consumer brings attention to an error in his...