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 date. The effect of this rule means that any new…
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 transparency and allow owners the ability to find out material information about candidates running…
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. For Sarah’s contact info click here
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 in condos, going “smoke-free”, and the challenges associated with balancing the interests…
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 not have the…
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 Authority Tribunal (“CAT”), an owner, who was…
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 owner requested various records from the condominium including both core and non-core records. The owner…
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. Since its inception CAT has exclusively handled record related disputes between owners…
Condo Sets Up Registry for Cannabis Users
It was recently reported in the media that a Mississauga condominium corporation enacted a rule that requires all residents who wish to smoke cannabis in their units to register with the corporation within 30 days of the effective date of…
Condo Owners Responsible for Elevator Costs
There isn’t a day that goes by where elevators don’t come up in a conversation in our office. Elevator problems seem to be the focus of many owner complaints. Management and boards are finding this challenging since the condominium corporation…
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