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…
Licensed to Bill: Sub-Metering in Condominiums
The famous Thomas Edison once said “I shall make electricity so cheap that only the rich can afford to burn candles”. While we are still very far away from seeing Mr. Edison’s statement come to fruition, the provincial government has…
Pest Control in Condo Units
Many of us have had experience with unit owners who refuse to provide access to their unit for pest control. We have dealt with unit owners who raise issues with respect to the type of pesticide that is being used.…
Getting Rid of a Difficult Condominium Unit Owner
In a recent case, Peel Condominium Corporation No. 98 v. Pereira, a condominium corporation made a court application pursuant to section 117 of the Condominium Act (the “Act”) seeking an order that a unit owner be required to sell and…
A Guide in What Not To Do: Requisition Meetings
While the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) grants the board of a condominium corporation considerable decision making authority, their power is not unlimited. In Hogan v Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corp. No. 595, a group of condominium owners (the “Owners”) attempted…
The fall issue of CCI Toronto’s CondoVoice is now available online!
The fall issue of CCI Toronto’s CondoVoice is now available online. As part of a celebration of CCI Toronto’s history, CondoVoice salutes Denise Lash’s contributions as a member of the Board of Directors from 1997 to 2005 and as Vice…
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