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Seller Cannot Conceal the Truth

Vendor has Obligation to Disclose “Prohibition Order” Vendor has Obligation to Disclose “Prohibition Order” Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. The Supreme Court of British Columbia dealt with the matter of the vendor’s duty to disclose Pavenham Development Corp. v. Sladen(1997). The Facts •· The vendor owned a property that he rented out. [...]

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Seller’s Obligation to Disclose in Ontario Real Estate Transactions

Seller’s Obligation to Disclose in Ontario Real Estate Transactions By Brian Madigan LL.B. The general rule of law in Ontario concerning the purchase of land is that of “caveat emptor”, or as translated from Latin “let the buyer beware.” At common law, this principle stood for the proposition that when the buyer had required no [...]

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