On July 18, 2013, the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services issued a news release confirming that Ontario is working to introduce mandatory qualifications for condominium managers. This is the first of several anticipated changes resulting from the province’s Condominium Act…
Quiz Questions and Answers from our Directors’ Liability Seminar
Thank you to everyone who took the time to attend our recent Directors’ Liability Seminar. We were overwhelmed with positive comments and are pleased that so many of you found it to be interesting and informative. As we received an…
New Year Construction Projects: Not Before a Clearance Certificate
In the New Year, condo corporations and their managers should pay close attention to new rules from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) requiring them to obtain clearance certificates from the contractors they might hire to carry out construction…
Disclosure of Unit Owner Information
The month of September was an interesting month for decisions from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta relating to the release of personal information of condo and co-op owners . The Co-op matter involved the actions…
Holiday Decorations
We’re in the midst of the holiday season! I have noticed Christmas lights on a number of condo balconies – which makes me wonder if the unit owners checked their condo rules before putting up the lights. New condo owners are often surprised to…
Luxury Condos- No Amenities and a Lawsuit
You wouldn’t expect that the purchase of a $1.4 million luxury condo unit would end up in court over whether the purchase included ownership in the amenities. But that is what happened when the condo owners of a high end…
Freedom of Expression in Condos- Political Signage and Flags
Robin Sears, senior partner at the Toronto public affairs firm Navigator Ltd. and a former NDP strategist, feels that it is ones democratic right to display campaign signs, regardless of whether there are any restrictions in a condominium’s Declaration or…
Denise Lash’s Latest Column in Condominia Magazine #3
In Legal Eye, Denise Lash’s column for Condominia Magazine she provides a commentary on whether a home inspection in needed for condominium purchasers: The condominium inspection will involve inspecting the unit and may also reveal the general state of repairs of the building…
Court-Appointed administrators (Part Two)
In my recent blog posting, I discussed the factors that courts will consider before setting aside an elected condominium board of directors to impose a court-appointed administrator. Below are some examples where the courts have intervened and appointed an administrator.…
Condominium Santa Clause
We have written previous blogs on getting ready for the holiday season and ensuring that rules are in place to deal with holiday decorations. One condominium developer has gone as far as incorporating into the condominium documentation access rights to…
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