Many condominium corporations share facilities with other condominium corporations or other properties. Usually there is an agreement in place which obligates all parties that use or benefit from the shared facilities to contribute to the costs of operating and maintaining…
Correcting a Conveyancing Error Where Title to a Condo Parking Unit Was Inadvertently Not Transferred
A condominium owner about to sell his residential unit and parking unit was surprised to find out that due to inadvertence when his real estate purchase transaction closed, legal title to the parking unit was never transferred to him. The…
Condominium Shared Facilities Costs
Many condominium corporations share facilities with other condominiums and/or retail or commercial properties. The costs of running and servicing the shared facilities are most often set out in a shared services agreement entered into by the developer before the condominium…
Excessive Use of Water by Condo Unit Owner
In a recent Small Claims Court decision, MTCC No. 659 v. Truman, the Court considered whether a condo corporation could charge an owner for disproportionate and excessive use of water in the owner’s unit. The condo corporation consisted of 20…
Bill 106 – Last Call for Feedback
The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is now seeking feedback from the public on Bill 106. Public hearings will be held in Toronto on October 22, 2015 and October 29, 2015. Those who would like to be considered…
Denise Lash’s Article on Condo Security in CM Magazine
Denise Lash recently wrote an article published in ACMO’s Condominium Manager magazine discussing security considerations for managers and boards.
Condominium Management Agreement – The Sequel
Last December we reported on a case where the condominium corporation terminated a property management agreement for cause and without notice, relying on a clause in the agreement which allowed it to terminate if the manager was “insubordinate, reckless or grossly negligent…
Time Limit for Special Assessments to be Challenged
Condominium owners are never happy to hear the news that their condominium corporation is levying a special assessment. In a recent case, Tarko v. MTCC No. 626, one owner took the corporation to court on the basis that the expenses…
Condo Amenities
Anyone visiting the sales presentation centres for new condominium projects will note that there seems to be no limit to the types of amenities now being offered to condominium purchasers. In the past it was common for the recreational facilities…
Condo Bicycle Rules
The Toronto Star recently reported about an unhappy condo resident who had four bicycles stolen from both the outdoor and the underground bike racks provided on the condominium property. The resident was lamenting the fact that the condo rules prohibited…
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