Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca The beginning of the cottage season is a good opportunity for a reminder that recreational real estate transactions are unlike any other property dealings. "And sellers aren’t just disposing of real estate; they’re parting with memories,...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca There are many good reasons to support the Toronto Real Estate Board in its battle with the federal Competition Bureau. After all, TREB created the Multiple Listing Service, investing millions of dollars in its operation, and now the competition...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca My column on basement apartments earlier this month (http://aaron.ca/columns/2012-03-17.htm)  seems to have touched a nerve among homeowners and real estate agents, many of whom sent me emails. The message in the column was that simply using the...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca When real estate agents prepare offers for a house with a basement apartment, they typically insert a clause stating that “seller does not warrant retrofit status.” This results in the purchaser taking the risk of getting caught by city...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Whenever a new subdivision is built, the subdivider is required to enter into a development agreement with the municipality. Part of each agreement is a requirement for the developer to implement a city-approved grading plan. The plan ensures...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca It is not unusual for lawyers, as we advance through our careers, to assemble a short list of our heroes in the legal field – outstanding individuals who have earned our admiration for their achievements in the law They may be judges, authors,...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Frank and Dolores Lipischak are next-door neighbours to Diana DeWolf and Joe Russ on Caille Ave. in the town of Lakeshore in Essex County. Their homes front on Lake St. Clair and their deep lots back onto the municipal street. When the...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Whether or not Mitt Romney becomes the 45th president of the United States after the November election, chances are that he and his siblings will still spend part of their summers at the family cottage they still own inside a tiny, gated...

Peel Condominium Corp. 108 is an attractive townhouse development built in 2002 on Central Park Dr. in Brampton. Back in April 2009, the board of directors became aware that Donna Young, one of the owners, had installed in her unit a tankless water heater that vents...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Should Ontario consumers always have the benefit of independent legal advice when they obtain title insurance for their real estate purchases? That topic became the subject of intense debate among industry stakeholders earlier this month when...