Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 3 2003 Movers liable for losing couple’s possessions Ensure you have enough insurance for the move   Why do people move from one house to another? According to comedian George Carlin, a house is just "a place to keep your stuff while you go...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 26 2003 Vendors didn’t reveal facts about nude beach Vendors didn’t mention nude beach next door ‘Hidden defect’ claim rejected, buyers lose deposit   Is the seller of a house obligated to disclose its hidden defects to a purchaser? Who...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 19 2003 Danger seen in popular home insulation product Some vermiculite product tainted by toxic asbestos Production stopped in 1984 at Montana mine   Every homeowner has reason to be concerned about potentially dangerous substances which...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 12 2003 Be your own real estate agent at new Internet site     Mike Forcier is an Owen Sound lawyer who is ready to turn the real estate world upside down. Next week, after two years of planning and preparation, he will launch...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 5 2003 Buyers need protection from delayed closings Builders can extend deadlines Too many buyers unaware of rights   When Amardeep Singh and his wife Jagjit Kaur signed an agreement to buy a new home in Mississauga in July, 2001, they had...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 29, 2003 Just what do timeshare owners actually own Court rules owners had no right to the land   No 10-day cooling off-period for Ontario buyers   One of the reasons I’ve never been enthusiastic about the timeshare concept of resort...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 22, 2003 Legal wrangles continue in cement case Insurance companies to pay legal costs Faulty foundations had to be removed The infamous cement case is back in the news again with the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal to hit 17...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 15, 2003 Class action nixed in alleged price-fixing case Case involves brick colouring agents   It may only be $112 each, but more than 1 million consumers have taken a much bigger hit in terms of loss of consumer protection from a recent...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 8, 2003 Adopting condo model for new homes won’t work Could lead to even longer delays   In his Bricks and Sticks column last month, Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association president Joe Valela asked readers whether they would favour...