by admin | Dec 14, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca December 14, 2000 Homeowners not liable for sidewalk mishaps Court rules legal responsibility rests with city despite snow-clearing bylaws STARFILE PHOTO DIGGING OUT: Property owners can be fined for not clearing sidewalk but can’t be sued in...
by admin | Dec 7, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca December 7, 2000 Time real estate industry started e-mailing offers It happened again this week. A fax arrived from a local real estate office advising me that a client had bought a property. A copy of the offer accompanied the fax cover sheet....
by admin | Nov 30, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 30, 2000 There’s no turning back on plan to automate land registry Ontario’s plan to automate its land registration system is more than 10 years behind schedule, and its projected cost of completion could exceed $1 billion, says a...
by admin | Nov 23, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 23, 2000 Not all title insurers are alike First Canadian Title tried to get law changed Last week’s column was an introduction to title insurance, a relatively new way to protect home buyers against unpredictable and often undetectable...
by admin | Nov 18, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 18, 2000 Why you should get title insurance Not long ago, an Ontario lawyer acted on a home purchase under a power of sale. The first mortgage had gone into arrears and the mortgagee had sold the house. Title showed that there was a...
by admin | Nov 10, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 10, 2000 Make sure your lawyer’s on the e-train Land transfers process going electronic in Peel as part of Ontario-wide automation Property conveyancing in Mississauga and Brampton has moved from the 18th century to the 21st century...