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2013 Toronto Star Columns
HST rebate rules don’t include all your relatives
Third parties named on title could disqualify your tax break
Tarion: Buyers may not be able to sue for claims exceeding warranty limits
Buyers should check their purchase agreements to see whether the liability limitation clause is included
Condo Act review promises major change in Ontario
Establishing a quasi-judicial Condo Office should be done with care
Does century-old murder still haunt Massey house?
Sensational slaying created headlines but, a century later, questions arise whether buyers should be warned
Land survey outlines what’s really yours
Get the details of property you’re buying in all-important survey
Homeowner in deep end thanks to old survey
When a judge ordered Kenneth Sorensen to move his in-ground swimming pool, I can only imagine it spoiled his whole day.
Court finds open building permit is fatal title flaw
Title insurance and funds holdback to sign off on permit will allow deal to close
Floor-by-floor sales venture would work better as a condo property
Too many legal sinkholes in real estate proposal
Cellar flood among wave of lawsuits from disclosure form
Seller Property Information Statement has prompted over 200 court cases since 1997
New home owners dig into their legal rights and obligations about backyard burial
Couple unaware former owner’s ashes part of their purchase
Toronto condo on Leaside street with name that had lofty beginning
Canada’s first airmail pilot lands his good name in Leaside
Condo corporation failed in noise control
One of the most common complaints from condominium residents is noise coming from neighbouring units. In the last 40 years, more than 100 condominium noise cases have gone to trial in Ontario courts.
Some title insurance is better than others
Legal services coverage provides protection from mistakes outside policy limits
Beware sending a real estate deal off the rails
Be reasonable, get solid legal advice to help minimize damages and avoid an ugly court case
Problems with land titles just got clearer
A decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in February may have settled the thorny question of whether or not courts have the authority to correct erroneous descriptions of properties in the land registration system.
Should murder or suicide be disclosed?
Shortly after Sidney and his wife bought their Toronto home last fall, a number of their new neighbours told them that there had been a suicide there just prior to their purchase.
Bizarre form warns against signing Seller Property Information Statement
In the wake of a flood of court cases involving the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS) and its counterparts across Canada, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) has introduced a strange new form designed to warn sellers about signing the SPIS.
Condo board pays price for power play
Five former board members of a London, Ont., condominium corporation have been personally ordered to pay costs totalling $36,300 as a result of two related lawsuits, after the old board ignored the wishes of a majority of unit owners. The old board had refused to recognize the results of a members’ meeting in which a new board was elected.
Real estate lawyers do not “waste” client’s money
The way I see it, legal fees are the best consumer bargain in the entire real estate transaction