Technology is revolutionizing the way condo buildings operate and positively impacting the lives of residents and managers.

What security and privacy threats should condo communities watch out for due to the rise of internet-connected smart home devices?

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.

As the country moves to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles, questions are brewing among people living in multi-unit dwellings.

Security cameras should be located in such a manner that they do not record activities outside the condominium’s property line.

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.

Federal scrutiny of condo procurement should be sufficient reason for diligent condo boards to examine their procurement practices.

For condo buildings built in the 1980’s or 1990’s, there is likely a window project coming up in the reserve fund study.

In some condos, communication channels break down or don’t exist, causing unnecessary expenditures that corporations and owners must incur.

A growing number of multi-res high rises across Toronto have continued to reduce waste during the pandemic.

The pandemic has altered an interesting and often overlooked item in the budget, which is not a cost at all, but a loss of revenue.

The insurance crisis in condominiums is affecting how boards are planning for disasters in Ontario.

Should the corporation move forward with certain maintenance repairs if the issue has the potential to become exponentially worse?

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.

It is unlikely that the condo’s declaration, bylaws, rules, or policies include any reference to trust; yet good governance cannot be achieved without it.

I am a licensed condominium property manager, I am in my early 30s, and I am completely burned out.

As Ontario considers making digital and virtual processes permanent, the condo industry is addressing various privacy concerns.