A recent small claims court decision signals the end of condo management firms preparing, registering and discharging condominium liens in-house.
Page v. Maple Ridge Community Management Ltd., 2017 CanLII 21772 began when a unit owner at YCC 34 failed to pay
It is well known that condominiums owe a duty to accommodate persons with disabilities. It is less clear, however, what constitutes adequate proof of a disability. Ambiguous medical notes containing no meaningful details are often the only documentation given to
Happy 2017! Here’s our recap of some of the most notable condo law cases from the year gone by.
#10 – Cheung v. York Region CC 759, 2016 ONSC 4236
Many condominiums have insufficient parking for occupants and guests, requiring
This year marked the 20th anniversary of the annual ACMO/CCI-Toronto Condominium Conference. Taking place from November 11-12, 2016, the theme of this year’s conference was “Shaping the Future”.
With the regulations under the amended Condo Act expected to be
We used to regularly post blog entries featuring our most recent Condo Alert! newsletters but lost track a couple years ago.
This is an unforgivable oversight and we apologize to our faithful readers and especially to our associate Andrea Lusk,
With the change of season, our focus switches from sunshine and leisure back to the serious business of law reform.
There are plenty of different items presently open for consideration. Here are the most noteworthy for condominium stakeholders.
Ontario New
Section 135 of the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) gives unit owners, condo corporations, declarants and mortgagees the right to bring applications against one another for relief against conduct that is or threatens to be oppressive or unfairly prejudicial to
April 13, 2016 was International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Transmisogyny, better known as the “International Day of Pink.” A recent Ontario Human Rights Tribunal decision demonstrates that condo boards must apply the Day of Pink
As if there was any doubt, Canada Revenue Agency has been closely watching condominium corporations and other non-profit entities to see how much money is potentially escaping taxation.
This undertaking has a big name and big acronym: Non-Profit Organization Risk
The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2015. This bill follows the government’s March 2015 action plan to reduce sexual violence and harassment.
