Real Estate Litigation Articles

Additional and high closing fees should not be billed to buyers in the final hours before their deals close, writes Bob Aaron. A group of buyers of new townhomes in Mississauga got the shock of their lives when, a few days before closing their purchases last month,...

Superior Court orders a buyer to pay over $600,000 to the builder of a Thornhill development where she walked away from her deal. Over the last five years, Ontario’s courts have been busy with litigation involving failed residential real estate transactions. When the...

‘This singular issue has been outstanding … for the better part of 10 to 11 years,’ writes the justice in her decision about garbage room clamour. A case released by the Superior Court last month is a textbook example of how condominium boards should respond to noise...

Make sure your lawyer confirms the unit you’re buying matches the building plans, writes Bob Aaron. A near disaster in closing 173 units in a new Guelph, Ont. condominium project last week underscores that the most important documents in any condominium purchase are...

Superior Court justice compares events to Ripley’s iconic tagline in his decision on litigation, writes Bob Aaron A court case involving the appraisal of a fire loss on a Toronto home was described in a Superior Court ruling last month as a Ripley’s Believe It or Not...

Property speculation is targeted in the recent federal budget and has the potential to cause upheaval, writes Bob Aaron. The 2022 federal budget has the potential to create a huge upheaval in the market for pre-construction condominiums. The government plans to reduce...

The Ontario government wants public input about how to stop developments from being cancelled. Now’s your chance to speak up, writes Bob Aaron. The issue of condominium project cancellations is the subject of a public consultation by the provincial government. This...

Buyers who gamble on flipping their purchase deals may be in financial trouble if the move is denied and they’re forced to close, writes Bob Aaron. Toronto real estate lawyer Mark Morris has raised a red flag over growing numbers of pre-construction buyers who are...

The issue of a garage built partially on a neighbour’s property was resolved under an obscure law, writes Bob Aaron. What happens if you build part of your house, cottage or garage on your neighbour’s land and your neighbour wants it removed? That’s what happened not...