By: Nicole Taylor-Smith and Barbara Holmes The Alberta Court recently considered whether having a live-in caregiver constituted a violation of a condominium’s By-laws that prohibited roomers and boarders and any use of a residential unit other than as a…
Condo Owners Forced Out By Fire
A recent article in the Toronto Star, Marco Chown Oved reported that residents of a condo building that caught on fire a few weeks ago will be out of their units for several months before the fire-damaged generator can be repaired. Some…
Special Assessments : The Board Has the Last Word
One of our previous posts stressed the importance for condominium corporations to keep a healthy reserve fund. However, sometimes a board of directors has no choice but to levy a special assessment in order to proceed with necessary work, maintenance or repairs.…
Update on the Condominium Act Review Process
Canada’s Public Policy Forum released its report to the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services containing findings from Stage One of the Government’s Condominium Act review process. Stage One of the three-stage review process was the collection of feedback from various…
Is your neighbour an Alien?
An old but interesting case came to my attention lately. While it has absolutely nothing to do with the condominium world, I felt blogging on it would be entertaining to many of our readers who have become accustomed to some…
Fort Lauderdale Condo Bans Smoking Inside Units
The Sun Sentinel (in Florida) recently reported that a new condominium project being developed in the Fort Lauderdale area (Aqua Vita Las Olas) will ban smoking in the condominium units. This condominium is a proposed luxury condominium that will consist…
Updated Ontario Condo Guide Available
There’s more to buying a condominium than finding the right unit in the right location. Many first-time condo purchasers do not really understand what condo living entails and how this may affect their lifestyle. The Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services…
Video: What You Need to Know When Downsizing Your Home
In this video, posted on GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca (in partnership with the Globe and Mail), Rob Carrick interviews Denise Lash on what baby boomers need to know when they move from a family home into a condo. In particular, they discuss the matter…
Video: Repairs and Responsibilities of Condo Owners
In this video, posted on GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca (in partnership with the Globe and Mail), Rob Carrick interviews Denise Lash on recourse for deficiencies on new condo construction and Tarion’s role in rectifying deficiencies. As well, they discuss pre-existing condo buildings and…
Dealing with Conflicting Restrictive Covenants
In a recent case, Oxford Common Elements Condo Corp. No 73 (“OCECC No. 73”) v Greenbury, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reaffirmed the principle that in instances of overlapping restrictive covenants, the least restrictive covenant will take priority. The…
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