by admin | Feb 6, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal has come down strongly in favour of the rights of individual condominium owners. The case deals with Wentworth Condominium Corp. 198, a residential project in Waterdown, Ont. Each of its 31 condominium townhouse units...
by admin | Jan 23, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca I’ve always found it strange that the organized real estate community in Ontario is still highly concerned about urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) in houses, years after it was proved that it carries no health risks, and yet radon gas and...
by admin | Jan 9, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In a precedent-setting move, a recently discovered decision of the provincial Assessment Review Board (ARB) has cut a homeowner’s assessment in half because the house is located near a noisy hydro substation. The hydro plant serves a nearby wind...
by admin | Jan 2, 2010 | 2010 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca The problems caused by the strike of civic workers in Toronto last summer are now coming home to roost. Last June, John purchased a newly constructed $600,000 freehold townhouse in downtown Toronto. When the transaction closed, city building...
by admin | Dec 26, 2009 | 2009 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Last week’s column told the story of the illegal chimney on a north Toronto bungalow owned by Ruta Benjamin and her husband. When the house next door to the Benjamins’ was torn down in 2007 and a monster home erected in its place, the...
by admin | Dec 19, 2009 | 2009 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Ruta Benjamin and her husband were sitting in their house, minding their own business, when they suddenly found themselves in violation of regulations of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority without doing anything wrong. They live near...
