A condominium in Kelowna B.C. is facing considerable unplanned expense ($225,000) to repair damage caused by woodpeckers to the exterior of the building. It was reported in the media that the woodpeckers have drilled over 300 holes into the cladding…
Court Rules That Condominium Declaration Governs
In a recent case, a couple of parking unit owners challenged the common expense allocation for their parking units that was set out in the condominium declaration. The condominium contained 150 residential units and 60 parking units. In addition, there…
Court Declares That Owners’ E-Mail Addresses Are Not Condominium Records
In a recent case, Wu v. CCC, a condominium unit owner sued the condominium corporation after the corporation refused to provide the owner with the e-mail addresses of all of the unit owners. The owner claimed that the corporation had…
Court Orders Access to Condominium Unit
In a recent case, YCC No. 922 v. Lu, the owners of a condominium unit were ordered by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to permit the condominium corporation to enter the unit for the purpose of inspecting and repairing…
Competition Bureau Launches Investigation into Condominium Renovations
Canada’s Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) has launched an investigation relating to the supply of renovation/contracting services to condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area. The Bureau obtained a court order compelling approximately 140 condominium corporations to produce all of their written…
Condo Disputes – Litigation May Not be the Ideal Solution
In a recent case, a condominium corporation that incurred costs in the amount of $27,942 relating to a dispute with an owner was not awarded any costs at all, as the Court determined that the corporation should not have commenced…
Drone Crashes into Florida Condominium
A drone recently crashed into a Florida condominium building, landing on a 17th floor balcony. The owner of the drone was hoping to get footage of the scenic Florida coastline. Unfortunately, the drone lost contact with the controller, which automatically…
Status Certificate Errors
In a recent case, a condominium management firm was held responsible to pay a condominium corporation for financial losses incurred as a result of an error in a status certificate issued by the manager. The condominium corporation was in the…
Condo Owner Ordered to pay $20,000 in Costs After Unsuccessfully Suing Condo Corporation for Harassment
In a recent Small Claims Court case, Wexler v. C.C.C. No. 28, a condominium corporation that had to undertake enforcement measures to get an owner to comply with the condominium documents and the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) found itself…
CMHC Report Indicates Long-Term Commitment for Resident Condo Investors in Toronto and Vancouver
After conducting a Condominium Owners Survey (“COS”) of 42,681 condominium owners residing in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation (“CMHC”) released a report of its findings about condominium owners who also own at least one additional unit (“COS…
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