by James R.G. Cook | Sep 27, 2024 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS Property owner (Kranenburg) overburdened shared laneway by increasing traffic; ruling limits use of laneway to reduce disruption to neighbours (Grices). Court sided with Grices, stating laneway’s use must revert to original purpose of serving a summer camp,...
by James R.G. Cook | Jun 25, 2024 | Legal Issues
A long-running dispute between neighbours over a strip of land just 21.9 centimetres wide ended in court after years of litigation and 10 affidavits. In Margaritis v. Milne, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled on whether the doctrine of adverse possession...
by Toby Welch | Nov 26, 2018 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Selling a home that has challenging neighbours adds another level of complexity. But it can be done! Jasmine Lee, a broker with Re/Max Hallmark Realty in Toronto, had a neighbour issue with one of her sales. “We had a listing and the neighbours with connecting lawns...
by Yvonne Dick | Feb 5, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured
It is not always a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. Sometimes when selling a house you may find your neighbours are in fact not very neighbourly at all. For example, local establishments might be open for business late at night and be considered the neighbourhood...
