Buying a Home Next to a Farm in Ontario: What the Right-to-Farm Law Means for You
If you buy a home beside a working farm in Ontario, the law is built to protect normal farming. Under the Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998, a farmer who is following normal farm practices is protected from nuisance complaints about odour, noise, dust, light, vibration, smoke and flie
Do You Need a Survey When You Buy a Home in Ontario? What an Old Plan Can and Can't Tell You
Not always, but you should always ask. Ontario does not force every resale buyer to order a new survey. What a survey gives you is an Ontario Land Surveyor's opinion of where the boundaries are and whether the house, garage, fence, driveway and anything else on the lot actually sit where they should
Selling a Home in Ontario When Only One Spouse Is on Title: Why Both Still Have to Agree
Usually, yes. In Ontario, if you are married and the house is your family home, your spouse generally has to agree to the sale even if only your name is on title. The same goes for putting a new mortgage or line of credit on it. This comes from Part II of the Family Law Act. It treats the family res
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