A recent Court of Appeal decision, Orr v. MTCC 1056, highlights the need for condominium corporations to provide accurate status certificates to prospective condo unit purchasers. In 1997, the purchaser, Ms. Rainville, agreed to purchase a re-sale townhouse condo unit.…
Collection of Personal Information by Condo Corporations
By Joseph Salmon, Lawyer, Heenan Blaikie LLP Many condominiums collect license plate information from residents for several reasons including parking enforcement. As such, it is important to take note of the Leon’s Furniture Limited v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner).…
Massage Parlours in Condos – Illegal Activities
Recent news of massage parlours spreading into residential buildings, should be a wake up call to condominium directors and managers who may not be monitoring the activities in their condominium communities. Massage parlours and brothels are not new to condominium buildings. …
Denise Lash Interviewed on the Canadian Flag Controversy
Denise Lash was recently interviewed by the Canadian Press on the recent decision by Heritage Minister James Moore’s intention to back a private member’s bill that would prohibit anyone from barring the display of the Maple Leaf flag. Denise stressed…
Flags on Condominium Property
John Carmichael, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West recently introduced a private member’s bill that prohibits any person to prevent the displaying of the national flag of Canada so long as the flag is displayed in a manner befitting…
Forced Sale of a Condo Unit – Condo Owner to move
You may recall the case of a 41 year old stockbroker who was forced to sell her unit as a result of her violent, threatening and harmful conduct against property and against other owners. In another similar case, which was…
Condo Bedbugs and Dog Sniffer
Bedbugs or dog sniffer. Which would you prefer in your condo? For one condo owner, having a dog which sniffs out bed bugs, was too much for him to handle in his no dog building, even though Scout, a Black…
Condo Yin and Yang – Who is moving in next door?
It is important for board members and managers to have an understanding of various cultural and religious beliefs of the residents in their communities. Interesting issues will sometimes crop up which may not appear to be relevant to certain individuals…
Rule Enforcement Against Unit Owners
Those of us who practice in this area spend a good portion of our time dealing with situations involving unit owners and condo residents who breach the rules established by the condominium corporation. Whether it is the young couple with…
Fraud in Condos- ACMO/CCI Conference
On November 4th and 5th, the Canadian Condominium Institute – Toronto Branch and the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario held their annual joint conference. The conference was well attended by property managers, condominium lawyers, board members, real estate agents, service…
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