Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut was a human rights advocate

by admin | Feb 18, 2012 | 2012 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca It is not unusual for lawyers, as we advance through our careers, to assemble a short list of our heroes in the legal field – outstanding individuals who have earned our admiration for their achievements in the law They may be judges, authors,...

Badly placed fences make angry neighbours

by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | 2012 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Frank and Dolores Lipischak are next-door neighbours to Diana DeWolf and Joe Russ on Caille Ave. in the town of Lakeshore in Essex County. Their homes front on Lake St. Clair and their deep lots back onto the municipal street. When the...

Interesting history of Romney cottage compound

by admin | Jan 21, 2012 | 2012 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Whether or not Mitt Romney becomes the 45th president of the United States after the November election, chances are that he and his siblings will still spend part of their summers at the family cottage they still own inside a tiny, gated...

Enforcement of condo declaration is a board’s duty

by admin | Jan 7, 2012 | 2012 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Peel Condominium Corp. 108 is an attractive townhouse development built in 2002 on Central Park Dr. in Brampton. Back in April 2009, the board of directors became aware that Donna Young, one of the owners, had installed in her unit a tankless water heater that vents...

Independent legal advice crucial in title insurance purchase

by admin | Dec 24, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Should Ontario consumers always have the benefit of independent legal advice when they obtain title insurance for their real estate purchases? That topic became the subject of intense debate among industry stakeholders earlier this month when...

When a detached home is not a detached home

by admin | Dec 10, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca When you’re selling a house known as a link-semi, is it wrong to advertise it as a detached home? The link house style was popular in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s. The only physical attachment that joins two adjacent houses typically consists...