We have written numerous times on this blog about pets in condominiums – pet provisions in Declarations, enforcement of pet rules, nuisance pets, numerous pet evictions, and more. We’ve even run a popular seminar titled “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs”.…
Accommodating a Disabled Condominium Unit Owner
The Ontario Human Rights Code provides protections and rights to persons with disabilities. Where a condominium resident provides sufficient evidence that he or she suffers from a disability attracting the protection of the Human Rights Code, then a condominium corporation…
Another Difficult Condominium Resident
In a recent post, we blogged about an owner who had engaged in inappropriate and abusive behaviour. In another recently-reported case, Wentworth Condo Corp. No. 34 v. Brendan Taylor and Samantha Jones, we see another condominium resident engaging in confrontational,…
Cost Ramifications for Difficult Condominium Owner
In a recent post, we blogged about an owner who had engaged in inappropriate behaviour to such an extent that it constituted a breach of sections 117 and 119 of the Condominium Act. The court made a number of compliance orders…
Oppression Remedy Claims: Condo Beware
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice sheds some new light on the broad discretion the Court has when making orders pursuant to the oppression remedy and serves as a warning to Boards considering changes to their…
Multiculturalism Within Condo Communities
Choosing a condominium means living in a community in close proximity to hundreds of people. In Canada’s multicultural society, this condominium community will likely be ethnically, culturally, religiously and politically diverse. While this diversity is an opportunity to expand one’s…
Discrimination and Duty to Accommodate Disabled (Non-Compliant) Co-Op Member
In the recent case of Castlegreen Co-Operative Inc. v Carmichael, the court discussed the human rights issues at play when terminating the membership of disabled co-operative members. Ms. Carmichael joined the Castlegreen Co-Operative (the “Co-Op”) located in Thunder Bay, Ontario…
A Win for Trump Tower
Justice Brown of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently dismissed an action against Toronto’s Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Hotel”) in Kim v Trump, the latest twist in a story that has made the headlines over the past…
Denise Lash Quoted in CondoBusiness
Denise Lash was quoted in the article ” When political canvassers come knocking,” which appeared in CondoBusiness Magazine. Under Section 118 of the Condominium Act, political canvassers are allowed reasonable access to condominium properties. However, as Denise states, those who…
CMHC Releases Results from its Condominium Owners Survey (COS)
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) recently released the results of its 2013 Condominium Owners Survey. This is the first year CMHC has released the results of such a survey. It is intended to provide an enhanced understanding of…
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