Disputes between adjoining property owners would frequently arise and would be dealt with under the Line Fences Act. The Act deals with fencing, just fencing and who will pay. It …
Swimming Pools
Swimming pools can add a lot of fun to your backyard, but when it comes to either buying or selling, there are certain issues that have to be considered. Generally, …
Front Yard Landscaping
Where is your front yard? Sometimes, this can be a problem. You want to landscape, but you are not quite sure where to put the brick lamppost and the blue …
Tree Thieves
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 good …
The “Dock” Dispute
Neighbours of waterfront properties on Lake Simcoe fought for years over a dock. Finally, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered the removal of a dock, punitive damages of $100,000, and …
Unregistered Easements
There is a significant problem with unregistered easements. They are not on title and therefore a real estate agent should investigate matters in order to determine whether they may be …
Land Titles and Prescriptive Rights
Let’s assume the property was transferred to Land Titles Qualified on 7 October 2016. What does this mean? Are there prescriptive easements? Maybe, and maybe not! Nothing could happen since …
Fence and Boundary
Question: Seller puts in Schedule B that the Buyers (who I would be representing) are aware that the neighbour’s fence on the SE (south east) property side does not encompass …
Waterfront Cottage Property Concerns
Over 7 or 8 decades properties values went from a few hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. So, now it makes a difference! A mortgagee is not going …
Where are these “Cottage” structures?
There are often all kinds of buildings and structures buit where they should not be built including: · The dock · The deck · The boathouse · The bunkie · …