Year: 2018
Season’s Greetings!
Wow! Has this year gone by in a flash! It’s been a busy year at Condo Adviser! We’ve published 52 posts on all condo topics with a focus on understanding and explaining Ontario’s changes to the Condo Act. We’ve also introduced interactive condo tools such as our AGM calculator; our PIC calendar, our Record Retention Chart, many surveys and a fun quiz. We’ve been in the […]
What is Your Favourite Law Blog? My Clawbies nominations.
This post is not about condo law. It contains my Clawbies nominations for 2018. Read on if you want to know which law blogs are my favourite ones (after Condo Adviser, naturally….). If law blogs were somewhat of a novelty a decade ago, they have now become an inescapable part of the cyber landscape and […]
How Long Must Condos Retain Corporate Records?
One of the many objectives behind the amendments to the Condo Act was to maintain and strengthen the “open books” principle by making an easier path for unit owners to access corporate records. The new Act also provided much needed guidance by identify many (but not all) of the corporate records as well as the applicable retention […]
Do You Know What it Takes to be a Condo Director?
Condo directors are elected by the owners to manage the assets of the corporation. They are an integral and essential part of how condos operate and how they are governed. In November 2017, Ontario significantly amended the Condominium Act. We’ve blogged a lot about these changes and how they impact condo directors. A year later, do you […]
Loophole Around Mandatory Condo Director Training?
In one of our recent posts, we discussed the consequences for directors who fail to take the mandatory condo director training within the allotted time. A few readers wondered whether they had found a loophole around this obligation. Today, we thought we’d share it with you. Mandatory training Our readers are already familiar with the […]
Can Condos Terminate a Snow Removal Contract Early?
“Can we terminate our snow removal contractor?” This is a question condo managers and directors hear fairly often from dissatisfied owners. So, what is it? Can you terminate the contract early? The answer is “perhaps”, but have a close look at your contract before you do. We recently represented a group of condo corporations who […]
Upcoming Events and Learning Opportunities: November 2018
Are you looking for networking opportunities or to get more knowledgeable on condo matters? Here is the list of the known condo training and networking events for November in Ontario. Each of these offers a unique opportunity to gain condo knowledge and to meet with other like-minded condo-driven individuals. Read on to find an event near you. November […]