Governance
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.
When private interests infiltrate the condo board
Governance challenges and financial issues abound when condo board directors become motivated by self-interest.
MPP proposes time limits for elevator repairs
Han Dong, the Liberal MPP for Trinity-Spadina, is proposing to set time limits for elevator repairs with a private member's bill.
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.
How climate change could affect maintenance fees
Maintenance fees are based on historic norms, stable benchmarks and logical predictions. What happens when those predictions no longer fit the weather?
Toronto cracks down on waste contamination
The City of Toronto is cracking down on bylaw infractions concerning the co-mingling of garbage and recycling in bins put out for municipal pick-up at multi-residential properties.
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.
Shared facilities agreements increasingly complex
As developments become increasingly complicated, so do the relationships between condo corporations and other parties bound by common interests.
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.
Ruling could help condos fight short-term rentals
A court ruling released last week strengthened the position of condominium corporations struggling to enforce restrictions on short-term rentals.
Probe underscores need for good record-keeping
A Competition Bureau investigation recently required some condo corporations to retrieve meeting minutes dating back a decade.
Condo law reforms to roll out as early as summer
Ontario’s condo law reforms, passed late last year, are expected to start to roll out as early as next summer. Updates at the ACMO/CCI-T Condo
Regs likely to have minor impact on purchases
The province of Ontario is planning to regulate home inspections. But what, if anything, would this mean for condominium purchases?
New research investigates condo governance
New research into condominium governance found that board members, property managers and unit owners have a number of familiar topics on their minds: lack of community, lack of director education and poor communication.
Five top talking points for condo communities
Generate the biggest bang for the corporation’s communication buck by focusing on five important talking points.
CRTC decision addresses telecom access in condos
Let a fourth telecommunications service provider in, or risk losing all Internet access. That was the headline version of an Aug. 15 Canadian Radio-television and
Coming back from reserve fund shortfalls
In an ideal world, condominium owners are satisfied with the way their corporation is run, fees are comparable to the condominium down the street, major


