It is not uncommon for our Condo Group to deal with situations in which one or more residents are engaging in problematic behaviour that the Board wishes to address. However, in many circumstances the conduct does not necessarily contravene a…
Demystifying a Condo Board Director’s Liability
Josh Milgrom’s article Demystifying Director’s Liability was published in the Spring 2014 issue of CondoVoice magazine. Josh addresses the topic of director’s liability pertaining to volunteers who join their condominium boards. He writes about meeting the standard of care outlined in…
More About Holiday Decorations!
A recent article in the Toronto Sun reported on a condo owner who was asked to remove a Christmas wreath from the door to his unit, as this was a breach of the condo corporation’s rules. At a casual glance hanging a wreath on the…
Condo Pool Drowning
The Toronto Star recently reported that a woman drowned in a Toronto condo pool on the weekend. Based on the information contained in the Toronto Star article, certain aspects of this drowning are similar to those in the case of Laila Nader, who died…
Unplanned Condominium Repairs
The Ottawa Citizen recently reported about a 275-unit condominium building that was facing costs of approximately $15.3 million to complete a major overhaul of the entire brick and cladding façade to stop water penetration in the units. Unfortunately, the condominium corporation’s…
Adjourned meetings
Many condominium corporations have either passed new by-laws or may be in the process of amending their by-laws and will have faced the challenge of getting the required number of unit votes to confirm those by-laws. Techniques have been developed…
Confirming the Validity of Proxies
Many owners who do not attend condominium owners meetings use proxies to vote for the election of directors and other matters. The use of proxies is particularly prevalent in condominiums where a large number of owners are not residents. What happens if…
Disclosure By Developer Binds Condo Purchasers
Condominium purchasers often do not read the Disclosure documentation which accompanies their Agreement of Purchase and Sale. The Disclosure documentation is important because it contains information which may have an impact on the use and enjoyment of other facilities in…
Condo Smoking Complaints
How far should the board go in accommodating unit owner complaints about smoking? In the case of Sharon MacKay v. Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corp.985, cigar smoke penetrated from one unit to the next and became too overwhelming for the unit…
There’s a cell phone tower on my condominium roof
There have been many studies over the past few years about the potential impact cell phone towers erected near residences may have on humans. Some scientists have reported that long term exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) energy used to communicate…
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