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Month: November 2018

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 […]

Has the Condo Tribunal Delivered all that it Promised to?

The “new” Condo Tribunal started hearing and adjudicating condo-related disputes on November 1, 2017. A year later, what have we learned?  What documents are being requested? Are corporations complying with their obligations? Can corporations charge to access records? In this post we take a look back at the CAT’s first year of operation. Condo Tribunal 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 […]

New Education Requirements for Condo Managers Renewing their General Licence in 2019

While there had been a bit of a lull in the implementation of the amendments to the Condo Act since the change of the guard at Queens park, things have not come to a screeching halt.  The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services has released new continuing education requirement for some condo managers. These changes do not […]

100 years later, poppies still bloom

This post marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War’s Armistice. The last to fall In the early morning of November 11, 1918, the 28th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, arrived in the village of Havré, Belgium, having secured all bridges on the Canal du Centre. There, around 9 a.m., while facing Ville-sur-Haine across […]