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Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rooming house fire highlights safety concerns
The recent rooming house fire in Toronto's Kensington Market highlights the importance of fire safety and bringing illegal rooming houses up to code.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto priority neighbourhoods may increase
The number of Toronto priority neighbourhoods may rise to 31 from 22, due to changes in the criteria that the city uses to determine at-risk areas.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario Municipal Board reform still polarizing
Calls for Ontario Municipal Board reform are on the rise. But the OMB is a contentious issue, and experts cannot agree on how to move forward.
Canadian Property Management
How managers must act for stratas with sections
What strata property managers need to know about B.C.'s Real Estate Services Act requirements.
CondoBusiness
When courts force condo owners to sell
Canada's courts are being called upon to find the balance between the rights of condo owners versus the rights of the greater community.
CondoBusiness
Toronto’s land transfer tax remains unscathed
Despite vocal opposition from the real estate industry, attempts to reduce the Toronto land transfer tax in the 2014 budget have failed.
CondoBusiness
New year brings new Condo Act details
Ontario is now in the final stage of its three-part Condo Act review, meaning a reform bill could be at Queen’s Park early this spring.
Canadian Property Management
Smoke-free entrances becoming the norm
Toronto is looking at banning smoking from public building entrances. But it certainly isn't the first jurisdiction in the country to consider butting out.
CondoBusiness
Balancing condo safety with privacy rights
Condominiums must walk a fine line to balance community safety with occupants' privacy rights.
CondoBusiness
Keeping petty condo disputes out of court
Prevent small condominium disputes from becoming costly, drawn-out court cases.
Canadian Property Management
Small environmental impacts must be reported
A recent Supreme Court decision means that property managers should report all irregular environmental discharges, even if it doesn't appear damaging.
CondoBusiness
Making changes to common elements
When a condo corporation wants to change a common element or asset, the board may have to follow certain steps in the Condo Act before starting the work.
Canadian Property Management
Industry group slams “unworkable” parking levy
A report released by a real estate industry coalition warns of the negative impact a proposed parking levy would have on the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
Canadian Property Management
Board and C-suite roles still elusive for women
Gender diversity efforts could soon become a mandated element of corporate governance disclosure for public ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Toronto’s new Green Standard raises concerns
As Toronto prepares to phase in updates to its Green Standard, some building industry members have concerns about ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Asbestos surveys widely mandated in Quebec
Quebec is one of the last Canadian jurisdictions to specifically mandate asbestos monitoring and ...
CondoBusiness
More than 200 changes proposed to Condo Act
The creation of an independent condo office to oversee the industry is one of more than 200 recommendations ...



