On September 10, the City of Toronto (the ”City”) launched a new online registration system for short-term rental operators. The long-awaited licensing and registration regime for short-term rentals has many condo corporations eager to see whether this will bring some much-needed relief to their struggles. A short-term rental operator is someone who rents their home or room(s) for a period of less than 28 consecutive days. All short-term rental operators are now required to register…

On September 8th, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, sent out an announcement confirming the timelines for holding AGM’s.   The Ministry confirmed that there will be no extensions to this date So here are the dates and timing: If the last date to hold your AGM is between  March 17th and July 24th, 2020-you can hold your meeting up to and including October 22, 2020. If the last date to hold your AGM falls between July 25th…

For those of you that would rather have a pair of funky soxies and not deal with proxies, here is your opportunity. All attendees of CondoAdviser’s webinar and CAI Canada’s conference can pick their choice of socks, by attending the Lash Condo Law booth on Sept. 16 and 17th. CondoAdviser webinar Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 5pm. Topics What does Phase 3 mean? To mask or not to mask in common elements? New AGM deadlines and…

Over the past few weeks there has been lots of discussion among board members and condo managers about getting ready to hold “hybrid” meetings.  But when you ask what exactly is a hybrid meeting, the answer usually is “a virtual meeting and an in-person meeting”. First of all, let’s be practical here.  Although smaller gatherings are permitted, I don’t think condominium corporations want to get into expensive meetings and complicated procedures.  Combining two types of…

Fresh off the press, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services has announced that pursuant to ONTARIO REGULATION 179/17, effective October 1, 2020, the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) will be dealing with a lot more condo disputes through its online dispute resolution system. More specifically, the Tribunal’s jurisdiction is being expanded to include disputes related to provisions in a condo’s declaration, by-laws or rules that: prohibit, restrict or otherwise govern pets or other…

The Voting Process-Electronic Voting Now that condo corporations are doing virtual meetings, many managers, board members and even condo lawyers, are asking questions about how voting works with virtual meetings. Let’s remember that prior to the pandemic, electronic voting was being used as a form of voting by many condo corporations that adopted the electronic voting by-law that was introduced in November 2017 when the Condominium Act was amended. Virtual Meeting Platforms It is the…

York Region has followed Toronto’s lead and now requires all condo corporations to adopt a mandatory mask policy in enclosed common areas. The requirement to have a policy goes into effect this Friday, August 7. The York Region Medical Officer of Health has provided the instructions under O. Reg. 364/20, s. 2(s) Schedule 1. Although the Toronto bylaw and York Region’s instructions are similar, there are some noteworthy differences. For example, in York Region,…