Tarion, HCRA and the paperwork on a recent build
Every new home sold by a licensed Ontario builder is enrolled with Tarion, and the warranty belongs to the house, not to whoever bought it first, so a two-year-old Brooklin resale still carries the balance of its coverage: twelve months for workmanship and materials, twenty-four for the major systems and envelope, and seven years for major structural defects, counted from the original possession date. Get the enrolment number, the pre-delivery inspection form and any filed claims from the seller; then verify the builder's licence with the Home Construction Regulatory Authority. On builder inventory bought directly, confirm what the deposit protection covers, whether the price includes HST and the rebate assignment, and which closing adjustments the agreement allows the builder to add, since those can run to thousands. Then walk the street: ask when the road gets its final asphalt, when the park is scheduled and whether the lots behind are still to be built, because that is the noise you will hear for two summers.