Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A recent court case emphasizes the importance of using a survey and getting accurate property measurements before signing an agreement in a home purchase. Nancy Ann Pringle was the owner of a detached, two-storey house on a corner lot with...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In a Toronto townhouse development, 22 unit owners are living in condos registered to someone else — their real estate lawyers were not showing due diligence How is it that 22 condominium owners in a north Toronto project do not own the units...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca The area in question measure less than six inches wide and the ownership possibly dates back to 1923 It’s hard to imagine why two neighbours would together spend as much as $50,000 on legal fees in a court fight over a strip of land between...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A recent B.C. court decision, which ruled in favour of a buyer who reneged on a home purchase after discovering it had been the site of a murder, serves as a warning against signing any non-required agreements. Is a purchaser entitled to back...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Decision to rebuild, or not, is up to the construction lender, not the builder. Dozens of purchasers in a Mississauga condominium project are awaiting news of further developments after the project was destroyed by fire earlier this month. But...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Adding family as joint owners is easy to do, difficult and expensive to undo When a parent registers title to a home in joint names with a child, and the family relationship later breaks down, the results can be unhappy — and expensive — for all...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A dispute between next-door neighbours over a two-foot-wide strip of land illustrates the property-law principle of adverse possession. Gillean Gibb and Liliana Maria Pereira are next-door neighbours on Grosvenor St., in London, Ont. A narrow...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Pay heed to the judge’s ruling in this relevant case before removing a tree that grows on multiple properties Can a person be convicted of illegally removing a property-line tree when the City has issued a permit authorizing it? That was the...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A court ruled there is no statutory or common-law duty on property owners to clear snow and ice from public sidewalks. Winter in Toronto can bring the early morning sounds of neighbours’ shovels on driveways and sidewalks, and snowplows on...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Know what to expect from your lawyer and you can avoid troublesome legal claims A fact sheet published last month by LawPRO — the Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company — provides an interesting insight into the practice standards expected of...