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Canadian home buyers beware because in Canada, with the exception of Quebec, there is no law in place that forces sellers to disclose information that stigmatizes a property. This means that someone can sell you a home in which a suicide, mass murder or even torture ensued and they have no obligation to let you know about it. A 2001 study revealed that houses known to have some sort of dark history attached to them sell for 3% less than they would otherwise, and even more alarming is the fact that they stayed on the market 45% longer as well. This may be the reason why many sellers aren't motivated to disclose this type of information to potential buyers.  One may argue that not disclosing this type of information is misleading as it could cause someone to purchase a home they otherwise would not have, or that it may potentially result in a home buyer paying more than they would have for a home had they known. Canadian courts don't see it that way because they ...

Last January Mississauga's new licencing procedures for basement apartments and other forms of second units came into effect. Mississauga has banned second units for almost 20 years and the city had no choice but to change this procedure due to affordable housing legislation.  The city is facing scrutiny over this because even though they changed their procedures in the last six months only one license was issued. Some believe that the city hasn't put in enough of an effort to promote the new bylaw and that they wish to hide it from citizens.  Under the new bylaw landlords have to go through a series of things in order to be granted a license. Landlords must pay an administration fee of up to $1000 on top of paying for any work that needs to be done, following mandatory safety inspections, to bring the property up to code. Mississauga has thousands of illegal second unit homes which is a problem for tenants of such places because they have no real protection in dispute...

This image is from the article in the link below A new bylaw was passed on Wednesday  limiting the use of clotheslines for Mississauga residents. The law forbids anyone from putting clotheslines in their front yard. Also clotheslines must be at least 1.5 metres away from the fence line and a maximum height of 3 metres high. Why pass such an extreme law?  The culprits are are a couple living on Indiana Grove Dr. The couple had over 15 clotheslines with some over 20 feet high. The worst part however is the fact that the couple had dirty laundry displayed 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Whether snow, rain, thunder or sunshine the couple refused to take down their laundry.  Neighbor  Steve DeVoe, having a direct view of the couple's yard, had suffered with the eye sore for over 5 years. He even has pictures showing the couples underwear and stockings hanging outside in full view of his home. He says that it started off with just 4 clotheslines and that the nu...