The PYB Blog
Should I review the property survey plan before buying a house?
It is always wise to examine a survey plan when buying a house as part of your research and due diligence process....
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Can you Earn Income by Building a Laneway Suite? Step 1: Confirm Your Boundaries
On Thursday June 28, 2018, the City of Toronto Council approved a motion to amend a city bylaw which would now allow the construction of laneway suites in residential neighbourhoods....
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Is it legal for my neighbour to build an entrance way leading into our mutual drive-way?
Thank you for your question....
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Do I have to tear down my carport?
The first thing I would ask is how do you know the carport is encroaching? Did you have a survey or boundary stakeout done? Or are you assuming, as most people do, that you know precicely where the boundary is? The only way to be completely sure is too have a surveyor take a look at it for you....
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Products and Services Available to Real Estate Agents
There are dozens of moving pieces that need to align when dealing with a house sale....
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My neighbour wants to cut down a tree that provides privacy and shade for my backyard. It’s growing on the property line, so who owns it?
The ownership of a tree that is located on or near the property boundary can be complex: trees with a portion of the trunk straddling the boundary line are considered co-owned, belonging to both property owners....
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I have an old survey that I want to update, but I can't locate the original surveyor. Can it be updated by another surveyor?
A: Unfortunately, the original survey can only be updated by the land surveying firm that created it and owns the copyright to the plan....
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Does a survey plan expire after a period of time?
A: A survey plan is a snapshot of a property that is current as of the date the fieldwork was done and the title information researched by the surveyor....
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How far from my property boundaries am I required to site a backyard shed or a pool?
Requirements for siting structures or pools vary from municipality to municipality, each having zoning by-laws that deal with structures (pools, sheds, additions, etc....
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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.