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2011
Latent and Patent Defects, and Material Facts Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. The matter of patent and latent defects falls under the law of real property and the issue of disclosure. A Patent defect is clear, apparent, observable and not hidden from view. A Latent defect is no...
02/14/2011
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Answers ~ Chattels and Fixtures Series Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Here are a series of consensus answers. That is, most people have come to these conclusions once they have read some of the posts about chattels and fixtures. You will recall that a number of questions were ...
02/12/2011
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Lateral Boundaries ~ Water Lots Ontario Real Estate Source There are actually lots that are water lots. They are properties that are covered by a lake, river or other body of water. The navigable water is owned by the Crown, but sometimes, it is surveyed into lots and conveyed to adjacent proper...
02/11/2011
Lateral Boundaries ~ Accretions and Recessions Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Water boundaries are rarely static. As land is eroded and washed downstream, the silt is added to one property and removed from another. The consequence is that the water may recede resulting in a re...
02/11/2011
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Lateral Boundaries ~ Riparian Rights Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Landowners who live beside a body of water often have certain rights known as "riparian rights". Basically, there are three primary riparian rights: 1) the right of access, 2) right to withdraw for ordinary u...
02/11/2011
Lateral Boundaries ~ Water, Watercourses and Wetlands Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. In some cases the boundary along one side of a property might be water, a watercourse or wetlands. That is a natural boundary and may not be static. There are some basic legal principles but t...
02/11/2011
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ORES Real Estate Index for January 2011 Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B.Here is the "ORES REAL ESTATE INDEX" which tracks the average resale prices of single family homes and condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It also tracks certain benchmark comparisons such as the...
02/11/2011
Lateral Boundaries ~ Trees, Hedges and Natural Obstructions Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. There is a slight problem when it comes to trees and boundary lines. The boundary between two properties is an imaginary line, as thin as one could possibly imagine. On the other hand, ...
02/10/2011
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Lateral Boundaries of Land Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Land is described on the surface of the ground either by a metes and bounds description, or by reference to a laid out Concession lot, part thereof, a lot on a registered plan of subdivision or a reference plan. In all ...
02/08/2011
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Boundaries ~ Subsurface Issues Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Below the surface there are mobility issues, so it's not quite the same as airspace. In some cases, there is just no real access. The bedrock may form a barrier. In other cases, the bedrock is truly the asset. Movea...
02/08/2011
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