Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 19 2002 The two-car garage that wasn’t ONHWP’s argument in complaint case defies common sense Today’s trick question is "How many cars fit into a two-door garage?" The answer, it seems, depends who you are asking the Ontario New Home...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 12 2002 Misery loves company in real estate lawsuits Unhappy buyers join forces with class actions Class actions in the real estate field are a growth area for litigation lawyers. Speaking to a meeting of the real estate section of the...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca October 5 2002 Country dream washed away                 Couple’s home was built on top of underground river From a legal point of view, there are important differences between buying a home in the city and buying a place to live in the country....

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 28 2002 Turns out strange smell was due to straw builder hadn’t cleaned up Last fall I wrote in this column about a smelly cellar flood we had in our house when the sewer backed up due to blockage from tree roots. That column produced...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 28 2002 How homebuyer protection could be improved It would be an understatement to say that Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association president Sheldon Libfeld didn’t like what I wrote about the Ontario New Home Warranty Program in...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 14 2002 eBay clicks with real estate Auction site’s foray into house market adds competition The face of the Canadian real estate market is poised for change with the launch of a new category on eBay, one of the world’s largest online...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 7 2002 Home warranty program behind the times Alberta Plan and U.S. proposal boost buyer protection In his Bricks & Sticks column in this section two weeks ago, Sheldon Libfeld, president of the Greater Toronto Home Builders...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 31, 2002 Residents heated up over transformer boxes   Walk down the streets of any reasonably new residential subdivision and every block or so you will come upon a large green metal box, three or four feet square. These are the hydro...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 24, 2002 In praise of caring builders Some go the extra mile to fix buyers’ problems Last week’s Title Page column told the story of Mark, the buyer of a $500,000 Thornhill home who received shoddy treatment at the hands of his builder....

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 17 2002 Why should buyer have to wait for service New owner’s story a lesson in how not to treat customers Mark is an unhappy purchaser of a new $500,000 Thornhill home. His story dramatically shows some of the weaknesses in the system...