The PYB Blog
Neighbour's post holes on my property
Do you have a survey of your property that shows your building as well as the property line? Use it to determine exactly where the property line is....
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is an old survey plan ok to use?
Hi Bryan; Yes it is, providing that the footprint of the building (the location of it's foundation) has not changed....
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Protect Your Boundaries, Teranet extended partnership
A new initiative launched by Protect Your Boundaries Inc....
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Where is the Boundary on a Survey Plan?
Assuming you have a survey that you determine is decent to use, the first thing you're going to do is look and see / determine where the boundary is....
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How has the lawyers job changed with the Introduction of Title Insurance?
Many of you I know practiced real estate before title insurance came in, right? And those of you who did will remember the amount of work that the lawyer used to do prior to closing, to assure good title....
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What are some different types of survey plans and why they are different?
“Land Survey” is the term that encapsulates pretty much all the different types of plans the surveyor would produce....
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Why doesn't lawyer want to see a survey in the real estate deal?
We at the BoundaryWise Academy and Protect Your Boundaries, know that title insurance is an exceptional product, a great insurance product that protects lenders and lawyers and homeowners in valued ways....
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What to do if your client asks if they can claim Adverse Possession?
So, when somebody asks you, can I claim adverse possession? Really, there are two questions that you should come back with: First, what is the land status? Then, if it is Land Titles Qualified, you ask, what is the date of conversion? Only once you have that information can you really give any advice or any counsel to your client....
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The condo my client purchased is 350 square feet, but upon measuring it, it is only 290 square feet, was this misrepresented?
What you see is not what you get when it comes to condominium areas....
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What is a Survey Plan and Why Is it Important for a Real Estate Deal?
A survey plan is probably the single most powerful document that you can acquire to attach to your deal using your deal that protects you and your client and your deal....
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What does the difference between a condos useable area vs saleable area mean to me and my client?
What's interesting about this is that there are certain situations, certain types of condo where the disparity between usable area and marketing area is most significant....
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Are neighbours allowed to have their cement walkway up to the property line?
Technically speaking your neighbour is within their rights to build their walkway up to the property boundary (providing they are not violating any municipal zoning setback bylaws)....
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Protect Your Boundaries Inc. is a licensed member of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, and is entitled to provide cadastral surveying services to the public of the Province of Ontario in accordance with the provisions of the Surveyors Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter S29.