Month: March 2018
New Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements for Condos
The province of Ontario has just released new requirements dealing with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in condominiums. These new requirements will take effect as early as May 1, 2018. The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services summarizes these new requirements as follows: Condo corporations meeting certain conditions will be exempt from certain requirements in the […]
Tenants in Condos: The New Mandatory Residential Tenancy Agreement
In addition to being busy creating forms under the Condominium Act, the Province has kept busy creating a new mandatory standard lease for residential unit under the Residential Tenancies Act (the legislation presently regulating the relationship between landlords and tenants in a residential setting). Starting April 30, 2018, landlords of private residential rental units, including […]
Explaining the Notice of Meeting to Condo Owners
My own condo corporation is moving towards its first AGM under the amended Act. We’ve received our financial audits, sent out our Preliminary Notice and picked the AGM date. Last week, we reviewed the Notice of Meeting (ouch) and the Proxy form (double ouch). These forms may be difficult to understand to most owners. To (hopefully) […]
Explaining the New Proxy to Condo Owners
This blog post refers to an older version of the proxy form. Be sure to read our more recent blog post. The condo industry is going through significant changes aimed at improving the lives of condo owners in Ontario. As part of the many changes implemented through the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, the province has developed mandatory forms […]
Explaining the Preliminary Notice to Condo Owners
My condo board and I recently reviewed our first Preliminary Notice, which we must send out to owners in a few days, in anticipation of our upcoming AGM. We also reviewed our first Periodic Information Certificate, which will go out with the Preliminary Notice to save on stamps. If there was any doubt before, it became obvious […]