Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (“CMHC”) recently released data concerning foreign ownership of condominium units in Canada. The survey conducted by CMHC indicates that foreign ownership in Canada increased in 2015 over 2014 in Toronto Centre (from 4.3% to 5.8%),…
Vote Now for Best New Toronto Residential Condo in 2105
Urban Toronto is conducting a poll to select Urban Toronto’s favourite residential building in 2015. There are three categories of buildings determined by building height. To vote, just click on the artist-rendition pictures of the five buildings in each category…
Condo Unit Owners Sue Developer
In a recent case, 2384125 Ontario Inc. v. The Diamond at Don Mills Developments Inc., twenty-five commercial condominium unit owners collectively sued the condominium developer for a total of $7,000,000, claiming that they were induced by misrepresentations by the developer…
Downsizing to a Condominium
A recent article in the Globe & Mail concluded that retirees who downsize from a house to a condominium will often not see a huge reduction in their monthly living expenses for property taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance and repairs.…
Holiday Decorations in Condominiums
We’re in the midst of the Christmas holiday season and people are getting in the festive mood! Before putting up any holiday decorations on the exterior of their units, condo residents should be checking their condo documents to see if…
Standard of Care for Condominium Directors
In a previous post, we reviewed a case, Ballingall v. C.C. C. No.111, about an acrimonious dispute between resident unit owners and investor/landlord unit owners regarding the single family restrictions in the condominium documents. As well as considering the law…
Student Condominiums
In a recent blog post we reviewed a case involving a dispute between resident owners and investor owners who were leasing their units on a short-term basis, primarily to university students. This type of conflict frequently arises in condominium buildings…
Making a Splash! – Condo Sky Pool
There is a long-time maxim that one of the most important determinants in the mind of a real estate purchaser is “location, location, location.” While that is still true in the case of condominiums, purchasers’ buying-decisions are also influenced by…
Enforcing Single Family Restrictions in Condominium Documents
In condominiums located close to university and college campuses there is frequently dissension between resident owners and investor/landlord owners as to who is entitled to occupy the units. While investor/landlord owners want to maximize their rental income, resident owners have…
Audi Car- Sharing Programs in US Condominiums
Audi USA has recently announced that it will launch Audi at Home, a car-sharing program, in two luxury condominium buildings in Miami and San Francisco. Audi will supply the vehicles for the program, which will be parked in the condominiums…
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