Weather related damage causing home insurance rates to spike
Some Toronto condo corporations hit with 40% increase despite never making a claim Read the full article
Condo Owner Loses Unit Due to Actions of Tenant
In a recent case, Y.C.C. No. 187 v. Sandhu, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted a judgment in favour of the condominium corporation, giving it possession of an owner’s unit and enabling it to sell the unit. This drastic consequence ensued as a result of the actions of the owner’s tenant. The tenant had…
Ending a tenancy early
There is a general misconception that residential tenants may terminate their leases at will, without consequences or without any specific notice requirements. This simply isn’t true and can lead to financial consequences for the tenant. Read full article here
Condos Must Step in When an Aggressive Owner Goes Too Far
As the old saying goes, “You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.” For my first Condo Adviser post, I wanted to review a recent decision that sets out two key statutory duties imposed on a condo corporation when faced with a potentially aggressive condo owner. The facts of Ottawa Carleton Standard…
Not all Condo By-laws Require an Absolute Majority to Pass
As most of our readers know, condominium by-laws in Ontario can only be adopted if approved by at least a majority of all registered units. But this is not true of all by-laws. Some can be adopted by a “simple majority”. This post is about those. What’s a by-law? We’ve blog already on the difference between…
Can Owners Access Emails Exchanged Between Condo Directors?
Earlier this month, the Condo Authority Tribunal (CAT) ruled on whether owners have a right to get copies or review emails exchanged between directors in circumstances where these emails are the basis of board decisions. In this specific case, the CAT concluded that these emails did not form part of the corporation’s record and, as…
Condo corporation has right to access every unit (AdvocateDaily.com)
Condo corporation has right to access every unit A condo owner’s unit is not his or her castle, Toronto condominium and commercial litigator Megan Mackey tells AdvocateDaily.com. Mackey, partner with Shibley Righton LLP, says many new condo owners are shocked to discover that various sections of Ontario’s Condominium Actprovide representatives of the corporation with the right to enter a…