Being a condominium director is a volunteer position. However, it comes with considerable responsibility, as the board of directors of a condominium corporation has the responsibility to manage the affairs of the corporation. For many unit owners, their condominium unit…
Proposed New Condo Regulation – Mandatory Communications to Owners
When the Government of Ontario conducted its review of the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”), one of the concerns raised was that there was not enough reliable, timely and relevant information being communicated to condominium owners by the board of…
Chicago Ordinance Regulates and Restricts Short-Term Rentals of Condominiums
The explosive growth of on-line short-term rental websites has caused considerable controversy and concerns for governments, hotel operators and condominiums. Condominium corporations have safety and security concerns with the arrival and departure of strangers who have no interest in the…
Condo Unit Owner Successfully Challenges Lien
In a recent case, Washington v. Y.C.C. No. 441, a commercial condo unit owner successfully sued the condominium corporation after the corporation registered a lien against his unit for repair costs related to clearing a blockage in the plumbing system.…
Dealing with A Noisy Condo Tenant – Court Declines to Make an Eviction Order
In a recent case, NNCC No. 6 v. Temedio, a condominium corporation applied to the Court for an order requiring a tenant to permanently vacate the leased unit due to loud noises and voices emanating from the unit, which constituted…
Dogs in Condo Elevators Results in Lawsuit
A condominium unit owner in Chicago sued her condominium association, alleging a violation of the U.S. federal Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act by allowing dogs to travel in the elevators. The owner claimed that she suffered…
Condominium Owners’ Meeting on Muslim Holiday – Was this Discrimination?
A condominium corporation found itself before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (Kamal v. PCC No. 51) after several unit owners alleged that the corporation had discriminated against them on the basis of creed, by holding an owners’ special meeting on…
Ontario Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking Initiative – How it Affects Condominiums
Ontario Regulation 20/17 made under the Green Energy Act, 2009 requires condominiums greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet to report their building energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions data annually to the Ministry of Energy (“MOE”). Annual reports…
Condominium Corporation Seeks Court Order Requiring Mental Examination of Unit Owner
In a recent case, TSCC No. 2395 v. Wong, a condominium corporation that was dealing with a unit owner whose behavior had become increasingly threatening, abusive, intimidating and dangerous, applied to the Court for an order that the unit owner…
Summary of New Regulations Now Available
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here! A detailed summary of the proposed amendments to the regulations under the Condominium Act was just released for review and comment. The four key areas are: Communications from Corporations to Owners and…
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