Close the Forgotten Building 
Permits Threatening Your 
Property or Sale.

If a buyer’s title search has already flagged an outstanding permit, the clock is ticking. Under standard Ontario real estate contracts, sellers are legally obligated to clear these files before the closing date.

• Defeat Title Defects: The Ontario Court of Appeal recognizes an open building permit as a major defect that goes to the root of the title. Left unresolved, it gives the buyer the legal right to void the contract.
• Coordinate Delayed Municipal Inspections: We look at what the city is missing, liaise with the building department, and help lay out the path to get an inspector on-site safely to sign off on legacy work.
• Protect the Deal: We work rapidly under tight real estate deadlines to clear municipal title objections so your transaction can close on schedule.

Executors frequently inherit family homes with structural changes—like finished basements, additions, or decks—where the deceased relative or their builder simply forgot to call for a final check-off.

• Clean Up the Estate Registry: Ensure the property's public registry is completely clear of ancient municipal files before liquidating or transferring home assets to beneficiaries.
• Insulate Executor Personal Liability: Distributing estate funds while leaving uninspected municipal files active exposes executors to personal, retroactive lawsuits from future buyers down the road.
• Track Down Missing Historical Permits: We dive into the municipal archives to find out exactly which inspection stage was skipped years ago so the estate can resolve it definitively.