Let’s name a lane or two after Wayne and Shuster

by admin | Jan 16, 2016 | 2016 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Toronto’s Laneway Project offers the perfect chance to honour these famous local comedians, suggests Bob Aaron.   The Aarons and the Shusters around 1985. L-R Bob Aaron, Dorothy Aaron, Frank Shuster, Ruth Shuster. The city of Toronto has about...

Title insurance must cover post-closing work orders

by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Insurance must cover missing wall, court rules Ontario homeowners who have purchased title insurance policies are the big winners in a Court of Appeal decision released last week. When Paul and Stefanie MacDonald bought their Toronto home back...

New home owners need these protections

by admin | Dec 4, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca One of the greatest shortfalls in Tarion’s consumer protection is in the area of marketing pre-construction houses and condominiums A review of consumer protections for owners of new homes is set to get underway. Retired associate chief justice...

New home owners need these protections

by admin | Dec 4, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca One of the greatest shortfalls in Tarion’s consumer protection is in the area of marketing pre-construction houses and condominiums, Bob Aaron says. A review of consumer protections for owners of new homes is set to get underway. Retired...

Buyers can cancel property sale over misleading information

by admin | Nov 14, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Sellers aren’t required to answer questions about their property, but they have to be truthful in what they say.Agreeing to fill out a Seller Property Information Statement makes the seller liable for the answers they give. Is a seller required...

Here’s What to Ask Your Real Estate Lawyer

by admin | Oct 31, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Insurance claims against Ontario real estate lawyers cost their insurance company an average of $20.7 million a year, according to a fact sheet published last week by LawPRO, the Law Society’s insurance company.  LawPRO provides mandatory errors...