In a recent case, Y.C.C. No. 187 v. Sandhu, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted a judgment in favour of the condominium corporation, giving it possession of an owner’s unit and enabling it t…
Condo Pet Ban – Emotions Run High Among Residents
Emotions are running high at two CityPlace buildings after the condominium corporation started enforcing a rule that prohibits any pets that were not registered with the corporation by a specified dat…
Condo Board Disclosure
Some interesting issues have cropped up recently around “Candidate Disclosure” requirements for candidates running for positions on condominium boards of directors. In an effort to increase transparen…
Lash Condo Law – Newest Team Member – Sarah Morrey
We are excited to welcome Sarah Morrey back to Lash Condo Law as our 2019/20 articling student. Sarah joins our team of blog writers and will post tomorrow’s blog on the topic of Candidate Disclosure…
Smoking in Condos: Denise Lash’s Article in The Lawyer’s Daily
Denise Lash recently authored an article in The Lawyer’s Daily about smoking in condos. In the article, Denise discusses the impact that legalization of cannabis has had on smoking-related rules…
Dealing with an Abusive Condo Owner – A Recent Court Decision
There’s an old adage that “a man’s home is his castle.” However, when that castle is a condominium unit, owners need to realize that they are not the exclusive ruler of their castle and that they do n…
Condo Corporation Record Requests- Condo Authority Tribunal decision
What does a condo corporation do when an owner continues to make a multitude of requests for documentation that are not “records” of the condo corporation. In a recent decision by the Condominium Auth…
Condominiums Discharging Private Water – permit or discharge agreement?
Is your condominium planning to discharge water into a municipal sewer system? If you find yourself nodding “yes” “maybe” or simply, “I don’t know” to this question, you should become familiar with Ch…
Condo Corporation Record Requests
Condo owners should take notice of the recent decision of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (“CAT”), Tonu Orav v. York Condominium Corporation No. 344 (“Tonu”) In Tonu, the ow…
Condo Authority Tribunal-Tips
The 2017 amendments to the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) created the Condominium Authority Tribunal (“CAT”), an online tribunal that helps settle and decide condominium-related disputes in Ontario…