In a recent decision, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (“CTRC”) threatened to cut off all telecommunications services to a condominium building if the condominium corporation did not provide timely access on reasonable terms and conditions to a fourth telecommunications…
Condo Pet Owners Protest Proposed Pet Ban
Metro News recently reported that a proposed rule change to ban pets in a downtown Toronto condominium has caused considerable uproar among residents. The proposed rule would allow current owners to keep their existing pets, but no new pets would…
GTA New Condo Inventory at Lowest Level Since 2010
Research conducted by Urbanation Inc. indicates that the supply of unsold new condominium units in the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”) is at its lowest level since 2010. (Urbanation Inc. is a research company that has been analyzing the Toronto condominium…
CDC Study on Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Unit Homes
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) in the United States recently published the results of a study where it determined that Americans living in multi-unit housing, such as condominiums, are more likely to smoke and more likely to…
15% Additional Tax on Residential Purchases by Foreign Nationals in Vancouver
Effective August 2, 2016, the Province of British Columbia imposed an additional 15% transfer tax on residential real estate purchases in the Greater Vancouver Regional District by foreign nationals. This tax was imposed in an effort to curb escalating home…
Animals on Condo Balconies
680 News recently reported about a dog that had been left on a condominium balcony for over three hours on a day where the temperature approached 37° Celsius. The owner of an adjacent unit, who was concerned about the dog’s…
Hydro Expense Dispute in Mixed Commercial/Residential Condominium
There is frequently friction in mixed-use commercial/residential condominiums about the allocation and sharing of costs. The owners of residential units do not want to “subsidize” commercial units that are often heavier users of utilities and/or services provided to the condominium.…
Reduce Condo Waste – Join the Mayor’s Towering Challenge
Is your condo up for the challenge? Register now for the Mayor’s Towering Challenge to improve waste diversion in your condo. Registration closes August 19.
Human Rights Complaint About Condo Board Meetings in Mandarin Settled
In a prior blog post we wrote about a group of condominium unit owners in British Columbia who filed a complaint with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, claiming that they were being discriminated against because the condominium board (the…
CMHC Reports that GTA Condo Developers Are Mitigating Risks of Unsold Inventory
A recent report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (“CMHC”) indicates that condominium developers in the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”) are reducing their risks of having unsold inventory by not commencing construction until a high threshold of units have been…
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