by admin | Oct 1, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca As I see it, the real issue in this provincial election should be whether the Ontario government is able and willing to act decisively and promptly to maintain the rule of law and protect the citizens of the province and their homes from...
by admin | Sep 17, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca I received an interesting call earlier this month. A reader lives next to a construction site and the builder’s crane is continually passing through the air space above her home. She wanted to know if she was entitled to any compensation. I...
by admin | Sep 3, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
A Superior Court decision released last month underscores the importance of reviewing condominium floor plans before completing the purchase of a unit. The trial of the action took 42 court days and involved nine lawyers representing the parties. I was one of the many...
by admin | Aug 20, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca With thousands of new Toronto condominiums being completed each year, investor purchasers are putting many of them on the market, anxious to cash in on their profits. Unfortunately, the paperwork involved in selling them, either during...
by admin | Aug 5, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
One of the lesser known benefits of title insurance is that the insurer is obligated to provide and pay for the legal costs of defending the insured’s title if a third party sues claiming an interest in the land. That was the issue in the case of Knapman v. Deweerd...
by admin | Jul 23, 2011 | 2011 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Last month I received an email from a firm billing itself as a “very successful real estate investment firm that invests heavily in something called rent-to-own.” The e-mail offered several “hot deals” that were “going fast.” Three were on...
