Q&A

Fencing

If the fence is on the neighbour's property then they are technically within their rights to have it moved onto the property line....

The right of way across your property gives the residents of the building next door the right to pass over a specific portion of your land, as defined in the easement document and survey plan, for the purpose of accessing the street....

Boundary evidence not found

The most common boundary evidence, at least in urban areas, is iron survey bars that surveyors put in the ground to mark the corners of a property boundary....

Survey plan for condo?

You can ask the seller for the condo plans, or you can get them yourself....

Shared driveway

Problems with shared driveways are pretty common....

Neighbours want to cut down our hedge

Hi Cathy; First, and most importantly, you and your neighbour must determine and agree upon the exact location of the boundary....

Neighbour's dock sticks out in front of my cottage

The beds of most lakes in Ontario are owned by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Fisheries....

Lots and Blocks on a Plan of Subdivision

Hi Richard; Lots and Blocks are designations of land ownership that developers use to parcel land on a Plan of Subdivision....

How can I tell where my property boundary is?

Hi Bob....

Help! My neighbour's taking the fence down!

Hi PWS....

Can I trust my neighbour's survey? Hello. My neighbour is rebuilding a retaining wall between our houses. He has gotten a surveyor to do a survey. He's shown me the survey and where the property line is and it looks OK to me based on the measurements on t

In Ontario surveyors are governed by the Association of Land Surveyors of Ontario which maintains and enforces rigorous standards upon the profession (www....

How to make title insurance claim

It's great to see someone asking this question before spending months going about a claim in ineffective ways! Technically speaking you can make the claim yourself, or hire a lawyer to make it for you....