All articles published in September 2013
Municipal Insurance – Getting Your Money’s Worth
Insurance coverage disputes don’t just effect individuals, but also municipalities, their staff and elected officials. Just as I dealt with forcing one insurer to comply with its obligations, another one comes in the door. This time it involved a claim made against a particular municipality, and against one of its elected officials. The insurer readily…
By John Barzo Read This ArticleSurveys Act Gambit (…a follow up…)
We are still awaiting the decision of the Surveyor General for Ontario in the 1st Surveys Act matter that I initiated on behalf of a municipality ( see my prior “Surveys Act Gambit” article for background, as well as by “Boundaries Act” article). In fact, it is my understanding that this is the 1st Surveys…
By John Barzo Read This ArticleCottage Wars (Part 2)
In Part 1, I gave a general background as to the types of issues that invariably get raised when this form of war breaks out. If we are at the stage of “forcing” the sale, let’s assume that common senses has been pushed aside by emotion, anger and perhaps greed (it usually does in my…
By John Barzo Read This ArticleFraud Warning from OPP
Responding to bogus claims could create victims of identity theft (ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning residents to be wary of callers claiming to represent a service provider agency of the Government of Ontario and to always safeguard their personal information. In recent weeks, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has become…
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