Missing the boat on waterfront laws

by admin | Oct 3, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Under provincial law, the bottom of any navigable lakes or rivers typically belong to the Ontario Crown, and no docks or boathouses with foundations sitting on the bottom of a lake can be built without permission of the Minister of Natural...

Judge says tragedy of case stems from buyers’ improperly aimed lawsuit

by admin | Sep 19, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca TVs, gym equipment and a piano were among the items left in the house (and later found to be missing) by the owner’s estate. The vast majority of real estate agents are honest, competent and caring individuals. Occasionally, however, one of them...

A new home’s floor should not be this noisy

by admin | Sep 5, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Panel determines that repairs are responsibility of Tarion A squeaky wooden floor was at the centre of a recent decision by the Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal that overruled the province’s Tarion Warranty Corporation on the matter. In July,...

Home buyer’s contract delivered empty promises

by admin | Aug 22, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca “On closing” a tricky phrase when trying to ensure equipment is sound Tracy Lynn Robinson and her husband bought a house in Milton last year. The purchase agreement contained a warranty that the appliances and fixtures (including the furnace)...

Condo’s pet restriction muzzles couple’s Human Rights claim

by admin | Aug 17, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca If you plan to fight a condominium corporation, says Bob Aaron, be prepared for a ‘very risky and expensive undertaking.’ A dog’s size can work against it, and its owners, after a recent court case agreed a condominium’s can ban pets weighing...

Seller, homebuyer sinking in suits over flood damage

by admin | Jul 24, 2015 | 2015 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Is there a legal obligation for a seller to disclose pre-closing flood damage to the buyer? A court case over disclosure of basement flooding between a seller and buyer could make it to the Supreme Court of Canada. Does the seller of a house...