by James R.G. Cook | Jul 30, 2024 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS In 2016, water pooling along a property line, traced back to a neighbour’s sump pump, contained harmful bacteria like E. coli. The neighbour failed to fix it due to financial constraints and lack of insurance. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice...
by Susan Doran | Jul 19, 2024 | Advice for Agents
Few things will sink the serenity you achieve during a vacation faster than coming home to find your basement flooded. I know this from experience, recently having returned from a trip to discover that a burst pipe had been furiously gushing water out into my basement...
by Chris Della Mora | Sep 22, 2021 | Columnists
Move over wildfires; water damage is Canada’s most widespread – and perhaps most costly – natural disaster year over year. And yet the majority of Canadians are not prepared. Although nearly 100 per cent of surveyed Canadians understand that it is their responsibility...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 26, 2018 | News
A new survey by Léger, conducted on behalf of Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, says that a quarter of Quebec homeowners say they experienced considerable issues within the first five years of purchasing their home, indicating that homebuyers may be misinformed...