Real Estate Litigation Articles

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...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca An Ontario real estate agent has escaped responsibility for failing to review the results of a professional home inspection with his purchaser client, according to a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal earlier this year. In a 2011 case,...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A recent decision of the Superior Court of Justice in London, Ont., carries a powerful message about the consequences that can result when a condominium board refuses to comply with the democratic process set out in the legislation. Middlesex...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Imagine waking up one morning to find out that the house you are living in and have listed for sale belongs to your next-door neighbours, and their house belongs to you. That’s what happened earlier this month after clients of mine asked me to...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A decision of the Ontario Divisional Court this summer underscores the importance of having an experienced real estate lawyer review a builder purchase agreement before it is signed. Patrick Ha and Rosanna Chiu purchased a new home in Markham...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Ontario property owners may soon be in for a shock when they receive their new property assessment notice, but it doesn’t necessarily mean their taxes are going up. Sometime this fall, all Ontario property owners are scheduled to receive notice...