Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca December 9, 2006 Buyer beware when it comes to deposits What happens when you sign an agreement to buy a house from a builder but later change your mind? That was the question an Ontario court had to deal with in a case heard earlier this year....

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca December 9, 2006 Buyer beware when it comes to deposits What happens when you sign an agreement to buy a house from a builder but later change your mind? That was the question an Ontario court had to deal with in a case heard earlier this year....

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca December 2, 2006 Real estate deals don’t belong in court Step encroachment doesn’t constitute grounds to cancel this sale agreement If the buyers of a house find out after signing the purchase agreement that the front steps encroach on the city...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 25, 2006 Beware the tiny, turgid prose of the offer Once upon a time, it was possible to buy a condominium unit from a Toronto-area builder before construction, and rely on the agreement of purchase and sale to determine all of the...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 18, 2006 Sister’s signature forged in sale When Sharon Dunford’s mother died in June 2000, she bequeathed the family home on Russell Ave. in St. Catharines to Dunford and her sister equally. At the time, it was worth about $80,000. The...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 11, 2006 Fraud victims deserve quicker compensation In the past few weeks, I have received dozens of letters, emails and faxes proposing solutions to what Justice Randall Echlin, in an Ontario court decision late last month, called “a...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca November 4, 2006 Disclosure: It’s seller beware Very difficult for homeowners to answer questions Litigation more likely if forms used during transaction I stirred up a storm of controversy with my Title Page column about property disclosure...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 28, 2006 Title fraud bill faces troubled future Homeowners still at risk Doesn’t provide reasonable costs Government Services Minister Gerry Phillips has introduced a bill that is intended to ensure that ownership of a property cannot be...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 21, 2006 Beware of signing disclosure forms Difficult queries beyond scope of most homeowners Statement dredges up increase in problems, disputes   One of the most controversial forms used in the real estate field today is the Seller...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 14, 2006 Make land survey part of any deal Does title insurance eliminate the need for a land survey? When Joe and Gloria signed an agreement to buy their house in Scarborough this summer, their real estate agent inserted this clause in...