By Brian Madigan LL.B. Now, you might think that I’m talking about people who steal trees. I’m not. I’m talking about trees that steal property for you! Obviously, these are …
Liability For False Statement about Flooding
The case of Costa v. Wimalasekera was an action in Small Claims Court in Erin, near Orangeville Ontario in 2012. The case was appealed to the Divisional Court which held …
Install Battery Operated Smoke Detectors Immediately
Within the last few years (March 2013), in Sharon, Ontario, a small community just north of Toronto, four adult members of the Dunsmuir family died in a house fire. They had a traditional …
How to Increase the Value of Condo Townhouses!
Everyone is looking for a way to increase the value of their homes. But, what if you’re in a condominium townhouse development, it may not be quite so easy. However, …
Recommending Contractors Without Fear
A common situation for real estate agents is recommending contractors. No matter who you are, many people seem to look to real estate agents as the “go to people” for …
Protect Yourself from Home Renovation Scams
You should be aware that there are many companies in the home renovation business which are really nothing more than “scam artists”. They take deposits for work, in fact, often …
Hiding Something? ~ Be a FSBO!
Basically, it seems pretty clear, if you are selling your property and want to hide something, then you had better be a FSBO. FSBO is the acronym for the term …
Renovation Contract (Standard Form – Ontario)
Below you will find a sample contract which appeared for many years on the CMHC website. It is now no longer available. More recently, CMHC published a disclaimer concerning its …
Too Much Security can bring down the Value of Your Condo Townhouse!
People like to be safe. They like to see the visible signs of security: fences, barriers, cameras, and the like. A large condominium project may employ security guards at the …
Good Fences Make Good Neighbours
From Hadrian’s Wall to the Great Wall of China, thousands of years before Robert Frost’s prophetic words, neighbours have struggled with the age-old problem of constructing fences. Just where to …