A condo unit owner in British Columbia filed a complaint (Rutherford v. Strata Plan VS 170, 2019 BCHRT 227) with the Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) alleging that her strata corporation discriminated against her on the basis of her disability…
Auditor General’s Report Criticizes Tarion Warranty Corporation
In a recent special report, the Auditor General of Ontario criticized Tarion Warranty Corporation’s management of the Tarion Warranty Program after finding that Tarion did not effectively carry out its role to enforce home warranties and to regulate builders. The…
Tarion Amendments Provide More Disclosure to Buyers of Pre-Construction Residential Condos
In a prior post we blogged about pre-construction condo projects in the Greater Toronto Area that were cancelled by the developers in accordance with unilateral termination rights set out in the purchase agreements. While the purchasers received a refund of…
Why Electronic Voting is Clicking with Condo Owners
Electronic voting for condominium corporations was recently the subject of a column “Why Electronic Voting is Clicking with Condo Owners” by highly regarded Star columnist and Real Estate Lawyer, Bob Aaron. To read Bob’s comments click here.
Small Claims Court Claim Increase – Access to Justice or Opening the Floodgates?
Effective January 1, 2020, the maximum amount permitted to be claimed in Small Claims Court will increase from $25,000 to $35,000. Right now, any amount above $25,000 needs to be pursued in the Superior Court of Justice. Small Claims Court…
Condo Human Rights Guide
Condo corporations are responsible for complying with the Ontario Human Rights Code in a variety of different capacities; as an employer, non-profit business entity and a housing provider. Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, condo corporations are required to respect…
Buyer Loses Deposit After Rescinding Pre-Construction Purchase Agreement
In a recent Court of Appeal decision, (Lin v. Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Ltd., [2019] O.J. No. 4563) a buyer of a pre-construction condominium forfeited her $133,000 deposit after the Court of Appeal confirmed that she had no right to rescind…
Fire Safety Workshop for Condo Managers and Board Members- Oct. 23, 2019
The time has come for Condo Managers and Directors to experience real live demonstrations on fire safety at the upcoming CAI Canada workshop. A very innovative way to learn about fire code compliance through reality based training. Only two hours…
Condo Court Decisions – We May Want to Forget
The importance of precedence is not understated in Canadian law. When there is disagreement regarding the interpretation of statute, parties turn their heads to case law to see how courts have determined the issue. There have been three recent cases…
Condo Board Elections and Voting: No More Proxy Fraud
Denise Lash discusses the history of condo voting since the late sixties and the recent amendments to the Condominium Act allowing for electronic voting. This article published in the The Lawyer’s Daily shows how this technology will assist condo corporations…
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