Homeowners’ $100K dispute over inaccurate lot measurements proves importance of land surveys

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...

How 22 Toronto homeowners ended up in condos they don’t own

by admin | Apr 28, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In a Toronto townhouse development, 22 unit owners are living in condos registered to someone else — their real estate lawyers were not showing due diligence How is it that 22 condominium owners in a north Toronto project do not own the units...

Homeowners spend $50,000 fighting over small strip of land between houses

by admin | Apr 14, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca The area in question measure less than six inches wide and the ownership possibly dates back to 1923 It’s hard to imagine why two neighbours would together spend as much as $50,000 on legal fees in a court fight over a strip of land between...

Homeowners should never sign a Seller Property Information Statement

by admin | Mar 31, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A recent B.C. court decision, which ruled in favour of a buyer who reneged on a home purchase after discovering it had been the site of a murder, serves as a warning against signing any non-required agreements. Is a purchaser entitled to back...

What do you do when your condo development has been destroyed by fire?

by admin | Mar 17, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Decision to rebuild, or not, is up to the construction lender, not the builder. Dozens of purchasers in a Mississauga condominium project are awaiting news of further developments after the project was destroyed by fire earlier this month. But...

Court rejects elderly father’s bid to remove son from property title

by admin | Mar 3, 2018 | 2018 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Adding family as joint owners is easy to do, difficult and expensive to undo When a parent registers title to a home in joint names with a child, and the family relationship later breaks down, the results can be unhappy — and expensive — for all...