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Old condo board out, new condo board in at L Tower
Owners of Toronto’s L Tower voted on June 29 to remove its now-former board of directors and elect replacements.
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Condo corporation facing a special assessment?
Making tough financial decisions will never be easy, but making the right tough decisions gets easier if condo directors follow these five principles.
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Condo owners invited to weigh in on proposed fees
The Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) is inviting condo owners to weigh in on proposed fees to support services it will begin to deliver this fall.
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Proposed short-term rental regs see early support
Proposed regulations for short-term rentals in Toronto saw early signs of support, with a few exceptions, when a staff report went before executive committee.
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Time-saving tips for better board meetings
How can boards run more efficient meetings? In the condominium world, meetings take place several times a year — often monthly, but sometimes more frequently
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Updated timeline released for condo law reforms
The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services has released an updated timeline for the roll out of condo law reforms.
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Drone use comes with flight risks for condos
A drone can capture data about the building structure as it scales the envelope, but consider too the images or video it could unintentionally capture.
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Much a-doo about dogs in condos
With the growing number of dogs in condos, DNA registration programs have become available that match unscooped waste to offending pooches.
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Can patients grow pot in their condo units?
A recent court decision may have opened the door to medical marijuana patients to grow a limited number of a marijuana plants in their condominium units.
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Can a condo owners’ meeting be discriminatory?
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal dismissed applications alleging discrimination in a case of a special owners' meeting that fell on a religious holiday.
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When private interests infiltrate the condo board
Governance challenges and financial issues abound when condo board directors become motivated by self-interest.
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Unit owners sell boutique buildings to developer
The sale of a property in midtown Toronto that closed in January marks Ontario’s first case of unit owners terminating a condo corporation by vote.
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More draft regs released under condo law reforms
The Ontario government released Friday a third round of draft rules under the Protecting Condominium Owners Act.
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Proposed changes to Condominium Act regs released
A plain language summary of the first round of proposed changes to rules under the Condominium Act was posted yesterday on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry. The draft
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Condo audits uncover four common issues
During condominium audits, certain issues related to financial or operational matters may need to be highlighted to management and the board.
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Shared facilities agreements increasingly complex
As developments become increasingly complicated, so do the relationships between condo corporations and other parties bound by common interests.
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Condo boards can rely on business judgment rule
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision confirmed for the first time that the “business judgment rule” applies to decisions made by condominium boards.
