Real Estate Litigation Articles
No beach party for Lake Erie residents
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 28, 2001 No beach party for Lake Erie residents Cottagers fought court battle for waterfront access One of the most important components of owning a waterfront summer home is the right to access and use the adjoining lake or river. When...
Hallelujah! Land transfer tax refund here to stay.
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 22, 2000 Hallelujah! Land transfer tax refund here to stay. Good news and bad news arrived from the Ontario government in recent days. First, the good news. The Taxpayer Dividend Act, making permanent the land transfer tax refund for...
Lessons for buyers from project fire
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Bob Aaron July 21, 2001 Lessons for buyers from project fire Review maximum extension times for closings Some of the purchasers in the Liberty Walk townhouse project, which burned to the ground in May, are being allowed to back out of their...
Purchaser cancels deal and gets deposit back
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 15, 2000 Purchaser cancels deal and gets deposit back But future buyers who attempt same thing will not be as lucky. What happens when you sign an offer to buy a new house to be constructed by a builder but change your mind and cancel the...
Final chapter written in `infamous cement case’
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 14, 2001 Final chapter written in `infamous cement case’ The Ontario Court of Appeal has written the final chapter in the infamous eastern Ontario cement case. In a judgment released at the end of May, the court upheld the trial decision...
Up-to-date survey is vital
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 8, 2000 Up-to-date survey is vital It can save a lot of confusion. With the growing popularity of title insurance in recent years, there seems to be a widespread misconception that it is no longer necessary to have a survey for a...
Liberty Walk buyers won’t have to pay more
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 7, 2001 Liberty Walk buyers won’t have to pay more Developer due credit for honouring commitment On May 2 of this year, the entire Liberty Walk condominium project on Lawrence Ave. W. near Dufferin St. burned to the ground. The would-be...
Proceed with caution with clauses found on contract’s ‘extras’
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 1, 2000 Proceed with caution with clauses found on contract’s ‘extras’ Make it clear you won’t take house without requested features. Maria and Tony are a nice young couple in their early 20s. Their names have been changed, but their story...
Lawsuit, shmawsuit’: Yiddish livens up courtroom
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Bob Aaron June 30, 2001 Lawsuit, shmawsuit’: Yiddish livens up courtroom Latin’s on its way out as the language of law When I was studying Latin in high school, the common wisdom was that if I had any intention of being a lawyer, I had to have a...
Those ‘extras’ certainly add up
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca June 24, 2000 Those ‘extras’ certainly add up The market for new homes and condominiums is very active, and buyers by the thousands are streaming through builders’ site offices. With rare exceptions, here’s what they don’t tell you in the...
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