Real Estate Litigation Articles

The sad tale of the Glenlake Ave. driveway featured in the Star late last month has focussed public attention on the difference between the Land Registry and the Land Titles systems of property ownership. It has underscored yet again the fact that the single most...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Down the street from my house, one of my neighbours has an old bathtub filled with earth sitting on the front lawn. In season, it contains flowering plants and is quite attractive. During the rest of the year, it just looks like an old bathtub....

Does a mortgage lender have the right to add the outstanding balance on your Visa card to the amount outstanding on your mortgage? That was the issue in a 2009 court case involving Toronto law firm Dale & Lessmann LLP and the Royal Bank of Canada. When Dick Soong...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca It has become common practice in Toronto for some developers to require condominium purchasers in each building to contribute to the costs of guest suites, superintendent’s units, carwash bays, car share units and similar amenities. Typically,...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca A decision of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal late last year could have an enormous effect on owners and occupants of condominiums and rental apartments across Canada in the coming months. Paul and Rose Kabatoff live in a suite in an...

CBC MARKETPLACE – ROAD TO RICH DAD – Erica Johnson (guest appearance: Bob Aaron)

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In 2005, Stuart signed an agreement to purchase a condominium unit for $326,900 in an upscale 20-storey project not far from the Annex area. He was able to take possession of his unit early in 2008 and final closing occurred on Aug. 12, 2008. On...

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal has come down strongly in favour of the rights of individual condominium owners. The case deals with Wentworth Condominium Corp. 198, a residential project in Waterdown, Ont. Each of its 31 condominium townhouse units...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca I’ve always found it strange that the organized real estate community in Ontario is still highly concerned about urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) in houses, years after it was proved that it carries no health risks, and yet radon gas and...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca In a precedent-setting move, a recently discovered decision of the provincial Assessment Review Board (ARB) has cut a homeowner’s assessment in half because the house is located near a noisy hydro substation. The hydro plant serves a nearby wind...