Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca June 21, 2008 Long-suffering homeowners need cement case resolution The Great Eastern Ontario Cement Case is alive and well and thriving in Ottawa. In fact, after wending its way through the Ontario court system for more than 16 years, it may be...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca June 14, 2008 Good renovation advice available to both owner and contractor A bizarre news story out of Shoreham, England, serves as a powerful reminder that the failure to have a signed home renovation contract can create significant problems...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca June 7, 2008 Cheque scam threatens to slow down real estate transactions A recent spate of counterfeit certified cheques hitting Toronto-area law firms threatens to slow down the efficient processing of real estate transactions. In the closing...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 31, 2008 Check the noise level before you purchase Next month marks the official beginning of summer, the season when many city folk retreat to their cottages to de-stress and to absorb some much-needed peace and quiet. Unfortunately, it...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 24, 2008 Before buying check survey for boundaries Taking the law into your own hands over a property line dispute can be dangerous to your bank account, as one Toronto homeowner discovered recently. Sharon and Marino Zorz and Katherina...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 17, 2008 Buyer soaked with vendor’s final water bill When Donna bought her home near Warden Ave. and Ellesmere Rd. last summer, she had no idea she would get stuck with the final water bill of the former owners. When the transaction closed...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 10, 2008 Good fences make good neighbours but bad lawsuits Back in 1915, poet Robert Frost penned the line “Good fences make good neighbours.” Last year, in a bitter dispute involving the owners of adjoining cottage properties, Justice...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 3, 2008 Road access critical when buying cottage The most important question for anyone buying a cottage property is always, “How do I get there from here?” After all, there’s no point spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 26, 2008 Supreme Court rules on joint name transfer issue It’s not uncommon for an elderly parent to transfer real estate or other assets into joint names with his or her adult children. When this happens, does the law presume that the...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 19, 2008 Buyer pays price for jilting agent Earlier this month, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released a decision which highlights the obligations of parties signing a buyer-agency agreement. In the fall of 2005, Helen Clubine was...