Land Disputes
Lawsuits involving land are common in the County of Haliburton. Examples are disputes over rights of way and property lines. There may also be a dispute over the purchase of the land itself. A purchaser buys a rural or water front property but the deal does not close....
Land Disputes
Jointly owned properties can create legal problems if one owner wants to sell. Consider this example. A house or cottage is owned by two or more people. The owners may be family members or business partners. One of them wants to sell because there is a rift in the...
Land Disputes
Adverse possession of land is possession of land similar to a squatter’s right to land. It gives to a person ownership of a part of another’s lands because of the way that person has used the lands for a period of time. Fenced lands relating to a surveyed property...
Land Disputes
Squatters’ rights are alive and well in cottage country! Here is a case which was decided in February. John and George were neighbours in cottage country. Both used their properties as seasonal summer cottages. John claimed squatters’ rights over 15 feet of George’s...
Land Disputes
There are many land disputes between neighbours in the County of Haliburton. Litigating these disputes in the court system can be a costly experience and the result not necessarily satisfactory even to the successful party. One reason is that the neighbours still have...
Land Disputes
Boundary trees are trees on the boundary between neighbouring lands. Neighbours’ conduct relating to boundary trees has been legislated since 1896 when the Ontario Tree Planting Act was enacted. The purpose of the Act was to encourage the planting and growing of...
