In a recent case titled Peel Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1028 v. Jakacki (2020) ONSC 3697, the Ontario Superior Court was tasked with deciding whether to grant a temporary injunction preventing the Respondent, a unit owner, from using the common…
Understanding Virtual Owners Meetings and Electronic Voting for Condos
Over the past few months, many condominium corporations have put their owners’ meetings on hold waiting to see whether things would get back to “normal” soon. When the first emergency orders were declared, there was a lack of clarity as…
CondoVoter Demo- Electronic Voting and Virtual Meetings
Now that many condominium corporations are able to move forward with virtual AGM’s, there have been so many questions from board members and managers, trying to figure out how it all works. How do owners register for a virtual meeting?…
Record Requests & Solicitor-Client Privilege
“Hey All You Cool Cats and Kittens”, in the recent decision of Reva Landau v Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 757, the Condominium Authority Tribunal of Ontario (“CAT”) confirmed that solicitor-client privilege applies to legal opinions rendered by a Corporation’s…
Serving Notice to Owners during COVID-19 and Beyond
What are the requirements for sending out Notices to Owners under the Condominium Act? Section 47(4)(c) and (5)(c) of the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) permits corporations to serve “any notice that is required” under the Act on owners and…
COVID-19 Update for Condos-Webinar May 20th @ 5 pm- Next Stage
What has happened this past week in Ontario which impacts our condo communities? Extension of the declared emergency period Ontario has extended the period of emergency until June 2. The emergency period has been extended a number of times since…
Lash Condo Law Exciting New Announcement- Sarah Morrey
We are excited to welcome Sarah Morrey back to Lash Condo Law as our first year associate lawyer. Sarah was our summer law student during her second and third year of law school and articled at Lash Condo Law this…
Virtual Meetings and Electronic Voting for Condo AGM’s -Bill 190
Last week we were recommending postponing AGMs in accordance with the April 24th Order in Council. The Order in Council permitted those condo corporations with AGMs required to be held within the emergency period, the ability to postpone their AGMs until 90 days…
Condo litigation during COVID-19 and beyond
While the courts are closed and the rules suspended, is there anything that condominium corporations can do to advance their lawsuits? In light of the recent social distancing requirements brought on by the current pandemic, Justice F.L Meyers gave us…
Oppression Remedy – Recent Court Decision
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court, Beswick et al. v. York Region Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1175, has seemingly increased the threshold of what is needed to demonstrate an entitlement to the oppression remedy under s. 135 of…
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