A Toronto lawyer, Meerai Cho, was recently convicted of criminal breach of trust and had her licence to practice law revoked for her part in facilitating the theft of $13,000,000 by her client, a cond…
Tarion Warranty Corporation Independent Review – Final Report Released
After a comprehensive review and consultations with industry stakeholders, Justice Cunningham recently released his final report containing recommendations on how to reform the Ontario New Home Warran…
Proposed New Condo Regulation – Mandatory Training and Disclosure for Condominium Board Directors
Being a condominium director is a volunteer position. However, it comes with considerable responsibility, as the board of directors of a condominium corporation has the responsibility to manage the af…
Proposed New Condo Regulation – Mandatory Communications to Owners
When the Government of Ontario conducted its review of the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”), one of the concerns raised was that there was not enough reliable, timely and relevant information being c…
Chicago Ordinance Regulates and Restricts Short-Term Rentals of Condominiums
The explosive growth of on-line short-term rental websites has caused considerable controversy and concerns for governments, hotel operators and condominiums. Condominium corporations have safety and …
Condo Unit Owner Successfully Challenges Lien
In a recent case, Washington v. Y.C.C. No. 441, a commercial condo unit owner successfully sued the condominium corporation after the corporation registered a lien against his unit for repair costs re…
Dealing with A Noisy Condo Tenant – Court Declines to Make an Eviction Order
In a recent case, NNCC No. 6 v. Temedio, a condominium corporation applied to the Court for an order requiring a tenant to permanently vacate the leased unit due to loud noises and voices emanating fr…
Dogs in Condo Elevators Results in Lawsuit
A condominium unit owner in Chicago sued her condominium association, alleging a violation of the U.S. federal Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act by allowing dogs to travel in the elev…
Condominium Owners’ Meeting on Muslim Holiday – Was this Discrimination?
A condominium corporation found itself before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (Kamal v. PCC No. 51) after several unit owners alleged that the corporation had discriminated against them on the basis…
Ontario Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking Initiative – How it Affects Condominiums
Ontario Regulation 20/17 made under the Green Energy Act, 2009 requires condominiums greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet to report their building energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions dat…