Rod Escayola
Can condos prohibit owners from displaying the Canadian Flag?
With Canada Day around the corner, Canadian flags will start popping up everywhere, including in Condo Land. Inevitably, this will lead to a yearly question: Can condos prohibit owners from displaying their maple leaf pride? We tackle this question in this post. Condo Rules on the Canadian Flag Many corporations have rules preventing the display […]
Notices of lien during the postal strike
The looming strike at Canada Post presents unique challenges for condo corporations needing to serve notices. For instance, this strike may affect the corporation’s ability to provide notices of lien or notices of meeting. The Condo Act provides various alternatives to mail service. This post explores these options.
Condo ordered to pay $75K for oppressive fraudulent Status Certificate
In a recent case, a condo corporation was found to have fraudulently falsified its status certificate to support its demands of an owner. This post discusses the importance of accuracy and honesty when issuing these certificates.
Federal Elections: Canvassing and Electoral Signs in Condos (2025)
And there’s off to the Federal election races! Boards and managers will soon receive requests from candidates wanting to access the condo for canvassing purposes, while some owners will ask to put up electoral signs, other will demand that they be taken down. In this blog post, we go over the rules applicable to canvassing and electoral signs during federal elections.
CAT orders the removal of 2 abandoned vehicles
This is a case where an owner abandoned two derelict vehicles in her common element driveway. After 2 years, the corporation brought the matter to the CAT to have them removed. Interestingly enough, this case does not appear to have been a case about parking…
Condo Land, the True North Strong and Free
This Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of the Canadian Flag. In response to you-know-what-by-you-know-who, five former prime ministers have asked Canadians to fly the Maple Leaf this Saturday… but what about those pesky condo rules? Can Condo Land join in this wave of patriotism? The first raising of our flag On February 15, 1965, exactly […]
Can owners refuse to pay condo fees when they have a claim against the condo?
In this blog post, we explore whether condo owners can hold back their common expenses when they have a claim against the corporation? In our shortest post ever, the answer is: “no”. The end. We could have stop the post there but we figured you may want to know a little more about a recent […]
Provincial Elections rules in condos
And they’re off! Ontario is now in election mode. Boards and property managers will soon receive requests from candidates and their representatives wanting to access the property for campaigning purposes. Time to get a refresher on the rules applicable to provincial elections in condos… especially considering that a failure to comply with them may result […]
Are condos entitled to enter units to repair and maintain common elements?
As our first blog post of the year, we revisit the question of whether condo corporations are entitled to enter a unit to repair and maintain common elements. As you will see from a 2023 decision, an owner’s refusal to permit access to their unit can end up being costly to them. Webinar season 2025 […]
Condo by-law authorizing Santa Claus to land on common elements
We’ve been a little quieter this year, at the Condo Adviser. But did you really think we’d skip our traditional Christmas post?! In line with our previous holiday posts that blend Christmas classics with condo life, we offer you a whimsical by-law officially authorizing Santa’s rooftop landings on condo buildings across Ontario—ensuring that all residents, […]