Responsible boards of condominium corporations should encourage unit owners to vote for themselves, rather than allowing proxies to consolidate power in the hands of a few. For condo managers, the number one frustration is the proxy form and the process…
Condo Owner Awarded Damages Against Tenant Engaging in Unauthorized Airbnb Rentals
In a recent case the Landlord and Tenant Board (the “(Board”) awarded a condominium unit owner damages in excess of $4000 payable by the tenant of the unit as compensation for excessive and undue damage resulting from unauthorized Airbnb rentals.…
Do Shared Facilities Managers need to be Licensed?
As of November 2017, with the establishment of the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) and the introduction of the Condominium Management Services Act, 2015 (CMSA), all condominium managers and condo management companies must now be licensed to carry…
Condominium Authority Tribunal Decision – No Access to Owner Personal Information on Proxies
In a recent case (Janet Cangiano v. MTCC No. 962), the Ontario Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) refused an owner’s request to receive unredacted proxies that would disclose the owners’ names and unit numbers. The owner wanted to audit the…
Short Term Rentals in Condos
Confused about how to handle short term rentals in your corporation? Danielle and I did a summary of what condominium corporations need to know. Click here to read about short term rentals in the recent issue of CondoVoice. The discussion continues…
Abusive Owner Ordered by Court to Sell Condominium
In a recent case, PSCC No. 984 v. 8465361 Canada Limited, an abusive owner of a commercial condominium unit was ordered by the Superior Court of Justice to vacate and sell his unit. For two years the owner had engaged…
Update on City of Toronto Regulations on Short-Term Rentals
As short-term rentals have become prolific worldwide, most governmental authorities have realized that the sharing economy is here to stay, and that regulating short-term rentals makes more sense than trying to ban them outright. In late December, 2017 and early…
Vexatious Litigant Seeks Decision from Condominium Authority Tribunal
In a prior blog post, we reported about a condominium unit owner who was determined by a court to be a vexatious litigant. The court ordered that the owner was prohibited from initiating or continuing any action, application, motion or…
British Columbia Proposes Public Registry to End Hidden Ownership of Real Estate
The British Columbia provincial government has announced that it will be creating a public registry of real estate ownership to put an end to “hidden ownership”. The draft legislation is set out in the Land Owner Transparency Act White Paper.…
Court Upholds Arbitrator’s Decision on Section 98 Agreement Dispute
In a recent case before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (TSCC No. 2256 v. Paluszkiewicz), a condominium corporation unsuccessfully attempted to set aside an arbitration decision that concluded that a unit owner’s renovations were in compliance with the section…
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