In 1985, Veikko Kivikangas subdivided a parcel of waterfront land he owned in Sudbury into three lots. One had direct road access; the others were given a right-of-way over each of the other pieces in order to access their lands. There had long been a gravel road over the properties, and Kivikangas instructed his surveyor… Continue reading A road to nowhere
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Survey says
Someone asked me an interesting question the other day: what happens if there is a mistake in the survey and I don’t find out until after closing? 20 years ago, when you bought property in Ontario, your lawyer would have done a full certification of title. There would have been a dozen searches and probably… Continue reading Survey says
When did you last look at your deed?
Not long ago, many people in the Squamish area of British Columbia discovered that they do not in fact own the properties they have called home for years, and in some cases decades. This was essentially because of surveying errors by the provincial government related to First Nations treaties dating back over 100 years. The… Continue reading When did you last look at your deed?