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CCI-EO Ottawa Conference
Ah, September. Back to school. Pumpkin spice. But most importantly, CCI’s Ottawa Conference! That’s right the biggest condo event in Ottawa is happening on September 20, 2024 at the Ottawa Conference & Event Centre at 200 Coventry Road. Sign up now and see the region’s condominium experts present on some of the most important and cutting […]
Webinar: EV charging stations in condos
Plug into this webinar to learn everything you need to know about EV charging stations! From the initial owner consultation, to securing grant money, installing the infrastructure and registering of EV Agreements. This webinar was recorded on April 3, 2024. Watch on demand: You can watch the webinar here CPE Credits: This webinar has been approved […]
Can owners use records requests to go on “fishing expeditions”
Owners are entitled to access records of the corporation. After all, these records “belong” to the owners and the affairs of the corporation are an “open book” to unit owners. But what can condos do when an owner’s records request goes too far? Are owners entitled to go on fishing expeditions?
Thank you 2 million times!
We launched the CondoAdviser blog on a cold evening, on March 24, 2015. Nine years later, on February 29, we hit the milestone of 2 million views! Since then, amazing #CondoGeeks have contributed to the blog, including Jocelyn Duquette, Graeme Macpherson, David Plotkin, Nailah Ramsoomair. Over the last 9 years: We have published some 492 posts; […]
Webinar: Deep dive on condo insurance PART 2 (Wed. March 6 @ 5pm)
This webinar is the second of our series on condo insurance. In this episode discuss the pros and cons of Standard Unit by-laws and Insurance Deductible by-laws. We also opened the floor to questions from our viewers. You can watch a recording of this episode. CPE Credits: This activity has been approved for 1.0 CPE […]
Smoking in condos does not always amount to nuisance
While lots of condos have become smoke free, many either don’t regulate smoking or granted legacy rights to existing smokers. The result is that, when owners complain about smoke in their units, both sides rely on their nose to argue that the other side is wrong about the degree of nuisance. In a recent case, the CAT ruled on whether a “sniff test” constituted an adequate investigation into a smoke complaint.
Condos must enforce their visitor parking rules
Here is another case involving visitor parking. In this case, the CAT ordered the condo to enforce its existing rules and to implement measures to better regulate the use of their visitor parking. Facts of the case The condo complex at the centre of this litigation has 25 common element visitor parking spaces for approximately […]
Webinar: Deep dive on condo insurance – Part I
The single most complicated issue in condo land is insurance. Not a day goes by without clients asking us what insurance is required; who pays for damage to a unit; who pays the deductible amount. And not a single day goes by where we don’t answer: “It depends”. Let’s clarify this question once and for […]
Can AGM packages be sent to condo owners by email?
Since last October, condo corporations are permitted to send notices to owners by email. Our readers have asked us whether this applies to AGM packages as well. Search no more, here’s the answer. Recent changes to the Act The “Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act” (Bill 91) received royal assent last June. This Act modernized the Condo […]