On October 2, 2020, the Government of Ontario issued O. Reg 541/20 under the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”), which extends certain temporary legislative amendments under the Act until May 31, 2021. So what does this mean for your condo?…
Attention All Short-Term Rental Operators
On September 10, the City of Toronto (the ”City”) launched a new online registration system for short-term rental operators. The long-awaited licensing and registration regime for short-term rentals has many condo corporations eager to see whether this will bring some…
Ministry Announcement- Condo AGM’s, Virtual Meetings and Consent to E-Notices
On September 8th, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, sent out an announcement confirming the timelines for holding AGM’s. The Ministry confirmed that there will be no extensions to this date So here are the dates and timing: If…
Socks, Webinars and Condo Conference – Sept 9, 16th and 17th, 2020
For those of you that would rather have a pair of funky soxies and not deal with proxies, here is your opportunity. All attendees of CondoAdviser’s webinar and CAI Canada’s conference can pick their choice of socks, by attending the…
Condo Hybrid Meetings
Over the past few weeks there has been lots of discussion among board members and condo managers about getting ready to hold “hybrid” meetings. But when you ask what exactly is a hybrid meeting, the answer usually is “a virtual…
Expansion of Disputes at Condominium Authority Tribunal- Fresh off the Press!
Fresh off the press, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services has announced that pursuant to ONTARIO REGULATION 179/17, effective October 1, 2020, the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) will be dealing with a lot more condo disputes through…
Virtual AGM’s and Owners Meetings- How does Voting Work?
The Voting Process-Electronic Voting Now that condo corporations are doing virtual meetings, many managers, board members and even condo lawyers, are asking questions about how voting works with virtual meetings. Let’s remember that prior to the pandemic, electronic voting was…
Important Announcement – Condo AGM’s- the dates are here!
Premier Doug Ford has now declared that July 24th was the end of the emergency period and a new Bill 195 has been passed allowing the Premier to continue to extend emergency orders every 30 days over the next two…
Condo Tarion Warranty Claim Submissions and Conciliation
We have previously blogged about Ontario’s Emergency Order and its impact on various legal time periods including delayed occupancy and repair periods, limitation periods, and conciliation and repair deadlines. Tarion, the provider of Ontario’s new home warranty protection plan, recently…
Insurance Coverage for Condo Contractors- Slip and Fall
We previously blogged about the importance of maintaining the common elements in the winter with snow and ice posing serious liability concerns. We touched upon the importance of insurance and how condominium corporations should ensure that all of their winter contractors…
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