Provincial
Greening Ontario’s housing sector
Ontario’s housing sector emits more greenhouse gas emissions than any other province, primarily due to its high population rate. In the province, residential buildings are
Cases shed light on maintenance and repair obligations in condos
Maintenance and repair obligations of both owners and condo corporations are defined in the Condominium Act, which sets out the minimum default obligations. T
Potential cost of CMRAO’s discipline process
In a recent case, two condominium corporations complained to the CMRAO about a manager’s failure to turn over records following termination of the management contract.
Snow and ice contractors brave insurance blizzard
Contractors working in the snow and ice management industry are facing a blizzard of challenges on the insurance side, or what many are calling a crisis.
Ethics, etiquette and excellence in management
Anyone entering the condo management field needs to be willing to work on their interpersonal skills, which outweigh academic credibility.
Subpar waste diversion trails Ontario target
About 85 per cent of waste from Ontario's businesses, public institutions, residential buildings with six or more units and construction/demolition sites ends up in landfill, including a vast amount of recyclable material.
Recent proof-of-vaccination decisions in condos
None of us know how long proof of vaccination will be required in Ontario in the settings mandated by the province, or whether those areas and exemptions will be amended over time.
The legalities of vaccine policies in condos
An increasing number of condos within the last two months have implemented mandatory vaccination policies, which apply to indoor common element amenity users and on-site employees.
Data privacy faces renewed scrutiny in condos
Maintaining residents’ privacy is nothing new in condos, but optional vaccine policies are bringing more relevance to the issue of anonymity. .
Property tax premiums loom in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia’s new provincial government is signalling looming surcharges for residential property purchasers and owners who pay their income tax in other jurisdictions.
Reserve funds ignore climate target impacts
We should be asking our reserve fund planners to look at the Paris accord target dates and compare the end-of-life replacement of our gas-burning appliances against the target dates.
Scanning the road ahead for EV-ready condos
As the country moves to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles, questions are brewing among people living in multi-unit dwellings.
Who plays a role in managing vested interests?
Bonflict of interest on the board of directors is a topic that often raises ire of many owners and prospective buyers.
Could a Florida condo collapse happen in Ontario?
How would this scenario unfold in Ontario? Leaving aside the construction process itself, there are vast differences between Ontario and Florida condominium laws that would have given the Champlain towers significant added protections following registration.
Cases spotlight cost of poor communication
In some condos, communication channels break down or don’t exist, causing unnecessary expenditures that corporations and owners must incur.
Ontario advances elevator repair legislation
Ontario is kicking the dust off of elevator repair legislation, which was passed under the Liberal government in May 2018 but never proclaimed into law.
Condo managers face pandemic burnout
I am a licensed condominium property manager, I am in my early 30s, and I am completely burned out.


















