Legal Aid Ontario

[riser]

Frank - thank you.
Rob and all others - this website is a great tax sale venue and inspiring site for a tax sale guys. Thanks you.
I have two questions. I?ve searched the archive and the Internet and found no answers to the two following questions:
Is the Legal Aid ON a Crown agency whose lien would survive a crown sale?
Is there a definite and up-to-date list of the crown agencies whose lien(s) would survive a tax sale

Thanks,

riseg

[Frank]

Frank - thank you.
Rob and all others - this website is a great tax sale venue and inspiring site for a tax sale guys. Thanks you.
I have two questions. I?ve searched the archive and the Internet and found no answers to the two following questions:
Is the Legal Aid ON a Crown agency whose lien would survive a crown sale?
Is there a definite and up-to-date list of the crown agencies whose lien(s) would survive a tax sale

Thanks,

riseg

Legal Aid is not a crown agency - it is operating by the Ontario Bar, which although funded by the Province is not Crown.   I searched a sale property in Wainfleet last year which had Legal Aid liens on it, and called them to discover that they were not a Crown agency, they were anxiously waiting the sale so that they could go after any excess proceeds.

If you ever find a complete list please let us all have it.  When you do a search and you come across an agency which you suspect might be crown, just give them a call to make sure one way or the other. 

[Frank]

Riser guy
This is actually Rob's site, I'm just a member looking to learn and exchange ideas with others.

[jmac2007]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think it is possible that "Legal Aid" leins can sometimes pertain to child support and would survive the sale. A recent example (although redeemed at the last minute) was Wayne Road in Sarnia. I asked a lawyer that works in both real estate and family court matters - they seemed certain that any order pertaining to child support payments would survive virtually anything one could throw at them.

[Pawel]

I think we are starting some really good discussion here. It would be nice if we could assemble a list of crown corporations that are common when dealing with tax sale properties. This would be great information and also very convenient for everybody.

Anybody care to start the list? 

[Frank]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think it is possible that "Legal Aid" leins can sometimes pertain to child support and would survive the sale. A recent example (although redeemed at the last minute) was Wayne Road in Sarnia. I asked a lawyer that works in both real estate and family court matters - they seemed certain that any order pertaining to child support payments would survive virtually anything one could throw at them.

You may well be correct in terms of child support as those are court awards.  The Legal Aid I was referring to is the one where you get in trouble and can't afford a lawyer so you get one through this mechanism, you still have to pay and if you don't they attach a lien to whatever you happen to own.  I don't know the mechanism for child support awards (never been in that kind of situation personally) and therefore cannot comment on it, however I believe it to be a different vehicle than 'Legal Aid'.