In a recent court decision, the court determined that it was legal for a developer to limit its liability with respect to common elements deficiency claims so that the developer would not be responsible for any claims in excess of…
Special Assessments: Insure Your Risk
If the amounts in a reserve fund are inadequate to meet the expenditures, or if unforeseen circumstances bring forth an unexpected increase in the Corporation’s expenditures, or if the board of directors has simply mismanaged the Corporation’s financials, then the…
Owners’ Request for Records – the Lahrkamp Saga Continues
Another follow-up to our previous posts on “Owners Requests for Records”. As we previously posted, the Court agreed to vary its original order that the Corporation provide access to Mr.Lahrkamp to proxies and ballots by permitting the Corporation to redact…
Councilor Removes Signs Advertising Condominiums
Toronto’s condominium boom shows no sign of stopping – as of June 2013, there were a record 251 condominium buildings under construction in the GTA. One City councilor, though, wants some of the “signs” of this boom removed. Josh Matlow,…
Registration of Condominium Liens – Time is of the Essence
In a recent case, YCC No. 82 v. Bujold, the Court of Appeal considered the interpretation of Section 85 of the Condominium Act (the “Act”) and, in particular, the timing requirements under the Act relating to notice of the lien…
Denise Lash is a Featured Contributor in CondoNews of the Golden Horseshoe
Denise Lash is a featured contributor to the Winter 2013 edition of CondoNews of the Golden Horseshoe. In her article “Board Members: Beware of Requisitions Containing False Information”, Denise reviews a recent case where a condominium board was presented with…
Codes of Conduct for Professionals: Far-Reaching Implications
Lawyers, accountants and other professionals, beware – we now have a very interesting Alberta Court of Appeal decision from the Discipline Tribunal Appeal Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (the “Institute”) that many of us will find quite useful…
Q and A From our Directors’ Liability Seminar
We were unable to respond to all of the on-line questions submitted at our Directors’ Liability Seminar. Here are those questions and our answers. Q: With respect to committees and other volunteers that the Board of Directors uses to assist…
Luxury Condominium at the Berlin Wall
It was recently reported that protesters prevented construction workers from removing one of the last remaining sections of the Berlin Wall to accommodate a new road to be built as part of the development of a luxury condominium. This section of…
Was Your Condo Reserve Fund Study Prepared by a Qualified Professional?
Can anyone do a Reserve Fund Study? Yes if you are a Strata Corporation in B.C. and no if you are a condominium corporation in Ontario. A recent article in the Vancouver Sun highlighted one of the differences between Ontario…
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