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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.
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Phase 2 of Hamilton’s Royal Connaught launched
Hamilton’s The Residences of Royal Connaught recently launched its second phase, featuring 76 luxury condominium units as well as retail space.
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More draft regs released under condo law reforms
The Ontario government released Friday a third round of draft rules under the Protecting Condominium Owners Act.
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Workplace safety tips for property managers
Coordinating building systems and dealing with a variety of issues personal to clients’ homes have the potential to place property managers in harm’s way.
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Proposed changes to Condominium Act regs released
A plain language summary of the first round of proposed changes to rules under the Condominium Act was posted yesterday on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry. The draft
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Element receives excavation permit for OPAL project
The City of Vancouver has issued an Excavation Permit to Element Lifestyle Retirement for OPAL, the developer’s retirement residence set for Cambie Village.
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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.
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GTA new condo sales broke records in 2016
There were 27,217 new condominium apartment sales in the GTA in 2016, up 34 per cent year-over-year, according to Urbanation’s Q4-2016 market results.
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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.
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Community Associations Institute forms Canadian chapter
Community Associations Institute has announced the introduction of a Canadian chapter headquartered in Toronto that will be known as CAI Canada.
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Four factors affecting generator service costs
There are four major factors that will affect generator service costs in all condominiums.
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Tracy MacCharles returns to condo file in cabinet post
Tracy MacCharles is returning to the condo file as Ontario’s minister of government and consumer services after a minor cabinet shuffle.
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ACMO issues service alert about fob duplication
ACMO recently reported that it had become aware of third-party contractors in the GTA copying fobs for condominium owners without management authorization.
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GTA home prices continue to climb as supply trends lower: BILD
The average prices for new single-family detached houses and high-rise condominium units in the GTA reached unprecedented levels in November, says BILD.
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Sensors poised to transform property management
Companies are developing the next generation of tools for residential property management. Sensor technologies in particular are bound to make huge waves.
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Condo manager licensing reg released for comment
The Ontario government’s plans to license condominium managers moved forward with the release last week of a general regulation for public review.
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Improving condo management with analytics
What is the average response time of managers in getting back to residents’ requests? For condo directors or managers that don’t know the answer, this
