Month: May 2017
Countdown to your Next AGM
Don’t trip over the deadlines: Use our AGM calculator to know exactly when to send each notice leading to your next owners meeting. 35 days before the AGM At least 35 days before the AGM, the board must send out a written Preliminary Notice to the owners and mortgagees whose names appear on the corporation’s record […]
Steps Required by Condos to Allow for Electronic Service of Documents on Owners
Condo corporations are often required to send formal notices to owners. These formal communications will increase under the “new” Act. Corporations may be able to reduce cost (and save trees) by switching to electronic communications. Here is how. Requirement to Communicate with Owners Under the current Act, condo corporations are often required to send formal […]
Condos Have More Time Before Changes to Insurance Regime
Much ink has been spilled in the last few months over the upcoming changes to the insurance regime applicable to condominiums. In particular, a lot has been written about existing Insurance deductible by-laws and any looming deadline to re-arrange your corporation’s affairs on this front. Well, we may all have more time to breathe… Help us […]
Airbnb in Condos: Focus on British Columbia
As in Ontario and many other jurisdictions, Airbnb and similar short-term leasing web-based services are big business in British Columbia. While some condo communities have embraced Airbnbs, requiring owners to provide guest information to the concierge and charging user fees to pay for increased security, etc., other condo communities which are not suited to this […]
What to Do When Condo Owners Send Insulting and Harassing Emails?
Condo owners are often the first to notice when something needs the attention of the board or management. Whether it’d be a burned light bulb or a squeaky door. Emails facilitate these service call requests. But what is a corporation to do when the volume and content of an owner’s communications is such that it […]