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Webinar: Back to [Condo] School ! (Wed. Sept. 6)
With September at our doors, we are launching our webinar season! As we have over the last 3 years, we will aim for 5 pm on the first Wednesday of each month. As always, we’ll do our best to keep them useful, relevant and fun! We are launching our season with our “Back to [Condo] […]
Webinar: Condo Low Law Palooza with condo lawyer friends (June 21 at 5pm)
For our final episode of the season (!), we’ve invited some of our condo lawyer friends from across the province to join us in our annual Condo Low Law Palooza! The best legal minds in the industry will present their favourite recent legal case. Check out our speaker line up below! You don’t want to […]
Vitual AGMs and Electronic voting are here to stay!
The “Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act” (Bill 91) received royal assent yesterday, which will amend the Condo Act to: permit condos to hold virtual or hybrid meetings; permit voting to be done electronically; and, facilitate how notices and other documents are sent to owners. The above will be allowed without the requirement of passing […]
Can I BBQ on my Condo Balcony?
It’s BBQ season! With it, comes questions pertaining to BBQ safety and neighbourly etiquette. This is particularly true in condo living and even more so when one lives in a mid to high-rise complex, where occupants have the exclusive use of a balcony. A recurring question is whether BBQs are allowed on condo terraces and balconies. […]
Owner exempt from special assessment due to deficient Status Certificate
In one of our recent cases, a judge ruled that the issuance of a deficient status certificate was oppressive and that the condo owner was exempt from having to pay their prorated share of a special assessment. This case contains important lessons for all corporations and managers who issue a status certificate. Facts of this […]
Changes to how the Condo Act will deal with owners’ email addresses
On April 3, Ontario introduced proposed amendments to the Condo Act to enhance flexibility for condo corporations wishing to implement certain virtual and electronic processes. We already blogged about this. In this context, the province is seeking your input on proposed changes to the Condo Act‘s general regulation and specifically on how to treat owners’ email […]
Change to the Condo Act: Are virtual meetings and electronic voting (finally) here to stay?
Ontario is introducing changes to the Condo Act to provide condo corporations more flexibility to implement virtual meetings and electronic voting. These changes are being presented pursuant to Bill 91, named “Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023”. You can review the bill here. Summary of changes If passed, this legislation will: enable condos to hold […]
Are condo owners entitled to get the name and address of other owners
You’d be surprised how often we’re asked whether condo owners are entitled to get the names and addresses of other owners. I was surprised we didn’t have a blog post on this (our existing posts having focused on the other pesky question of whether owners can get their neighbour’s email address). So here it is, […]
Webinar: Tenants in condos (Wed. March 1 @ 5pm)
Cohabitation between owners occupying their units, those leasing them out and tenants is not always easy. As a result, there has been an increasing number of condo cases involving tenants. What most of these cases bring to light is the overlapping but conflicting legislation regulating condos and that regulating tenancies. Are there different classes of […]