Forms
What Documents Must be Included with the Periodic Information Certificate?
Most are already familiar with the requirement to send out Periodic Information Certificates (PICs) to condo owners in Ontario. PICs must be sent twice a year (thankfully down from the initially contemplated 4) and must be prepared in accordance with regulation. Thankfully, the province of Ontario has made things easier by issuing the form to […]
Must Condos Include Materials in a Meeting Package if Owners Demand It?
Allow me to paint a small picture in your minds. Condo 123’s AGM is coming up. Accordingly, the Board sends out a preliminary notice of meeting. As per the Act, the Board includes an invitation that owners may provide any material they want included in the subsequent notice of meeting. The Board also provides the required […]
How to Complete the New Condo Proxy
You will recall that, in early May, the province of Ontario issued a new and improved version of the Condo Proxy Form. The information on this new form is re-organized and it offers more choices when delegating your proxy powers. Still, with all its improvements, the form continues to be somewhat daunting and difficult to […]
New and Improved Forms to Call Condo Meetings
Ask and you shall receive! The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services has updated and improved two of its Condo Forms. Specifically, they have modified: The Preliminary Notice of meeting The Notice of meeting These new forms have been updated to address the regulatory changes pertaining to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations but […]
Changes to the Status Certificate
Well, just when you were starting to get comfortable with the new condo forms, the province has issued a new Status Certificate. Fear not: the new Status Certificate contains very minor changes, all of which are required to address the recent regulatory changes related to Electric Vehicle Charging stations. Changes to the Status Certificate On […]
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) […]