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Sellers and Agents

What do you have to tell if you are selling in this neighbourhood?

Here’s the posting by Peel Regional Police on 24 January 2025:

POLICE INVESTIGATION:

– Beacon Lane and Perivale Road #Mississauga

– Hold &Secure – St. David of Wales School

– Heavy Police presence

– Please avoid the area

– More info as we have it – C/R 10:03am – PR250027257

As it turned out, the area was secured for about 12 hours. One man was shot by his neighbour following a neighbourhood dispute.

The shooter fled and hid in his house. The neighbourhood was secured and about 40 police vehicles, ambulances and two fire trucks were at the scene for hours. At the end of the 12 hours the shooter was arrested and taken into custody. The victim remains in hospital.

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That’s what some of the people said who were interviewed on TV.

In terms of anyone on the street planning to sell this Spring, should they have to warn or tell prospective purchasers? What about the agents, both the Listing agent and the Buyer’s agent?

What if you were the next door neighbour and you felt that you didn’t want to go back to your house after you are released from hospital? What if the neighbour is in prison? What happens if he is released pending trial? How far away would you have to be for this issue to be of importance, just a few houses, a block, two blocks?

Now, the interesting thing would be the criminal’s own house! If you bought that, then the criminal would be gone, and the neighbourhood would be safe, or would it?

Brian Madigan LL.B., Broker

www.OntarioRealEstateSource.com

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