Request for Condominium Records – Can Legal Bills be Refused on the Grounds of Privilege? – A Recent Case

A recent case (Jack Gale v. HCC No. 61, 2019 ONCAT 46) before the Condominium…

Small Claims Court Claim Increase – Access to Justice or Opening the Floodgates?

Effective January 1, 2020, the maximum amount permitted to be claimed in Small Claims Court…

Buyer Loses Deposit After Rescinding Pre-Construction Purchase Agreement

In a recent Court of Appeal decision, (Lin v. Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Ltd., [2019] O.J.…

Condo Court Decisions – We May Want to Forget

The importance of precedence is not understated in Canadian law. When there is disagreement regarding…

Condo Owner Loses Unit Due to Actions of Tenant

In a recent case, Y.C.C. No. 187 v. Sandhu, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice…

Dealing with an Abusive Condo Owner – A Recent Court Decision

There’s an old adage that “a man’s home is his castle.” However, when that castle…

Wrong Parties to a Condo Lawsuit

Condominiums projects are becoming more complex and multi-faceted. It is not uncommon to have several…

Condo Developer’s Right to Terminate Pre-construction Agreements of Purchase and Sale – Recent Court Ruling

As we have reported in previous blog posts, there have been a number of pre-construction…

Condo Rules Restricting Co-ed Swimming – Court Decision

Some time ago we blogged about a lawsuit commenced by several condo owners in New…

Kitec, Tenders and Summary Judgment

Organizing the process to replace Kitec piping is a serious and expensive endeavour. Recently, on…