Woman learns the hard way that northern Ont. cottage located on Crown land

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A woman who bought a 20-year-old cottage in Magnetawan in 2022 not only later discovered it was on Crown land, but was told by the Ministry of Natural Resources she had to remove…

A woman who bought a 20-year-old cottage in Magnetawan in 2022 not only later discovered it was on Crown land, but was told by the Ministry of Natural Resources she had to remove it or face the consequences.

Ingrid Posendorf bought a 50-acre property on Centre Road in Magnetawan in December 2022, which included a winterized, four-bedroom cottage, a covered porch, outhouse, a driveway and other structures, for $320,000.

The MLS listing for the sale described it as a cabin built in 2004-2005 that bordered Crown land.

“Ms. Posendorf had requested a survey before completing the purchase but was told that none was available,” said the Superior Court of Justice decision in the case.

“She attended at the property, travelled along the driveway and saw the structures. A ‘620’ marker and the physical arrangement reinforced the impression that the driveway led to structures situated on the parcel being sold. The agreement of purchase and sale referred to the present use as a cottage and included chattels associated with the cabin.”

She moved in and stayed there until April 2023, when she decided she wanted to sell. However, Realtors she dealt with questioned exactly where the legal land boundaries were located.

“In April 2024, a Managed Forest Plan Approver advised that the cabin appeared to lie west of the western boundary,” the court said.

“A subsequent sketch prepared for her by Tulloch Geomatics confirmed that the structures were on Crown land.”

She told an interested buyer that she couldn’t sell and contacted the Ministry of Natural Resources to try and buy the 1.5 acres of Crown land that the structures were situated on.

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