“Hundreds Of Violations”: Ontario Regulator Lays Charges Against Stateview Homes

Ontario’s Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) has charged Stateview Homes and seven related companies based in Vaughan with selling 453 new homes illegally across Ontario. The charges stem from an investigation that found hundreds of violations of the province’s New Home Construction Licensing Act and the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act. Key issues included sales of dozens of homes while the company was unlicensed and the failure to enroll hundreds of homes in the mandatory warranty program administered by Tarion, even after licensing was granted.

Among those charged are three senior executives: Dino Taurasi, Carlo Taurasi, and Daniel Ciccone. They now face allegations of failing in their legal duty to take reasonable care in preventing the violations within their firms. The HCRA said these leaders were responsible for ensuring compliance with licensing rules and warranty enrollments—requirements that Stateview systematically neglected.

According to the HCRA’s CEO and Registrar, builders must be licensed, obtain authorization from Tarion, and enroll each new home to sell legally in Ontario. She emphasized that compliance is not optional. The regulator is prepared to use strong enforcement action when developers operate outside the law. Her message makes clear that homebuyers deserve transparency and legal protections throughout the purchase process.

Stateview Homes had its licences suspended in July 2023, when the regulator first intervened to reduce risks to consumers. Following that suspension, the HCRA conducted a full investigation which exposed the wide scale of misconduct. That probe ultimately led to the formal charges now being filed.

In May 2023, receivership proceedings had already been launched against Stateview due to unpaid debts, with the company owing approximately \$350 million to various creditors. Assets from multiple projects were ordered sold by Ontario courts, stemming from at least five receivership applications filed by creditors in connection to eight different developments.

The charges span properties in Vaughan, Barrie, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Whitchurch‑Stouffville, Markham and Toronto, among others. The case highlights how serious regulatory oversight has become. With hundreds of alleged violations tied to unlicensed sales and missing warranty coverage, Ontario regulators are sending a clear warning that they will step in to protect homebuyers and hold builders accountable.