Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Five former board members of a London, Ont., condominium corporation have been personally ordered to pay costs totalling $36,300 as a result of two related lawsuits, after the old board ignored the wishes of a majority of unit owners. The old...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca The way I see it, legal fees are the best consumer bargain in the entire real estate transaction Last week I received an email from a Star reader who had just bought a $588,000 home in Scarborough and wanted to know if I could refer him to a...

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CBC MARKETPLACE – YOU’RE NOT COVERED – Tom Harrington (guest appearance: Bob Aaron)

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Sometimes, even the experts get it wrong, or maybe not entirely right. In her new book, Money Rules, financial guru Gail Vaz Oxlade says that buying a home is not for everyone. Her No. 1 rule: Renting is not a waste of money. "Home ownership can...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Resale home’s history now available through HomeVerified – Raises privacy concerns A new type of home history report is now available on the market, and it has the potential to become an industry standard in every residential house transaction....

In one of the scariest court decisions of recent years, the Ontario Divisional Court has ruled that innocent landowners can be held responsible to remedy contamination caused to their properties by a neighbour. Back in December, 2008, Thompson Fuels filled the fuel...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A Saskatoon real estate agent and his brokerage have escaped liability to the purchasers of a home with a wet basement in a misrepresentation lawsuit. Although they recovered their damages from the sellers, the unhappy buyers were ordered to pay...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Perhaps the most fundamental principle of property ownership in Ontario is that users of the land registration system can rely on it for an accurate reflection of title. If an error occurs in the registry, the courts, or the Director of Titles...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Despite the fact that residential title insurance has been commonplace in Ontario for the last 15 years, many of my clients still ask me what it covers just as we are about to sign the closing papers for their home purchase. Even though I...