Condo Owner Frustration – Animal Cruelty or Pest Control?

What happens when a unit owner is frustrated by the board’s inaction and takes matters…

Parties in Condos – Social Host Liability

Drinking and driving.  The dangers are widely known but the problem persists.  Its something we…

Status Certificate’s Failure to Disclose Unauthorized Alterations

  An interesting case recently decided by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, involved a…

All in the Family – Single Family Restrictions in Condominiums

The courts have once again confirmed that restrictions in a condominium corporation’s documents, which state…

Condo Directors’ Liability for Legal Fees Relating to Contempt of Court Reduced by Court of Appeal – Boily Case Final Chapter?

The last time we wrote about the notorious Boily saga, the Ontario Court of Appeal…

Initial Board Allowed to Limit Developer’s Liability – Recent Court of Appeal Decision

Can the initial board of directors appointed by a condo developer turn around and insulate…

How to remove the Administrator of a Condominium

In part one and part two of this blog topic, we discussed the circumstances in…

Can Police Enter Condominium Common Elements Without a Search Warrant?

As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, in a recent drug trafficking case the Ontario Superior…

Board Member Defamation

The appeal decision in a recent defamation case involving two board members of a residential…

Disqualifying a Director Who Has Violated the Directors’ Code of Ethics

A condo corporation found itself in court (Gordon v. YRCC No. 818) after the Board…