Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Legal services coverage provides protection from mistakes outside policy limits In the world of real estate, it’s not very well known that title insurance policies vary significantly from one company to another. When it comes to basic title...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Be reasonable, get solid legal advice to help minimize damages and avoid an ugly court case An interesting decision from Toronto’s small claims court last December provides a useful lesson on the obligations of buyers, sellers and lawyers when a...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in February may have settled the thorny question of whether or not courts have the authority to correct erroneous descriptions of properties in the land registration system. The origin of the dispute...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Shortly after Sidney and his wife bought their Toronto home last fall, a number of their new neighbours told them that there had been a suicide there just prior to their purchase. The neighbours knew in great detail that the event occurred in...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In the wake of a flood of court cases involving the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS) and its counterparts across Canada, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) has introduced a strange new form designed to warn sellers about...

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...