Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca June 10, 2006 Toronto subject to native land claim Indians say 1787 land surrender was invalidGovernment will bail us out with our own money So you think you have good title to your home in Toronto? Think again. When I wrote about the legal...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca June 3, 2006 Top 10 things to beware of when buying resale Buying a resale home may seem deceptively simple since it is common practice to use an industry-approved form offer and pop in a few “standard” conditions like mortgage financing and...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 27, 2006 Tough to reconcile Caledonia land dispute In the wake of the recent events at the Douglas Creek Estates subdivision near Caledonia, will any Ontario citizen be able to rely on a government certification of title to their homes? Can...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 20, 2006 Ministry’s ‘clarification’ a tax grab Significant de facto increase in land transfer tax Did the Ontario government increase the land transfer tax in March, or did it simply clarify the interpretation of the Land Transfer Tax Act so...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 13, 2006 How new GST will affect homebuyers Rate reduced from 7 to 6 per cent this July 1 Maximum rebate will drop from $8,750 to $7,560 It’s easy to say that the goods and services tax is being reduced from 7 per cent to 6 per cent on...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 6, 2006 Ontario hikes land transfer tax on new houses Buyers will pay on total, not base, price My dictionary defines “grinch” as one who spoils the pleasure of others. The derivation, of course, is the principal character in the Dr. Seuss...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 29, 2006 Finders not keepers in real estate deals A Quebec judge has written the final chapter in the case of the $100,000 in cash found in a house once owned by a missing member of a biker gang. It all started last June when a couple in...

Durham Region Police 2006 Grow-Ops (pdf download)

Toronto Police Service – 2005-6 Scarborough grow houses (pdf download)

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 22, 2006 House title thieves can wreak havoc Fraudulently signed mortgage can be valid, court rules Homeowners can face eviction, huge legal bills When the Ontario Court of Appeal decided last November that a forged power of attorney could...