Legal
CondoBusiness
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.
CondoBusiness
Many condo insurance claims arise from liability
Experience as an insurance broker specializing in the condo segment shows that the majority of claims arise from liability.
CondoBusiness
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
CondoBusiness
Shared facilities agreements increasingly complex
As developments become increasingly complicated, so do the relationships between condo corporations and other parties bound by common interests.
CondoBusiness
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.
CondoBusiness
Money laundering via real estate scrutinized
Recent guidance from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada sets out 39 indicators that should prompt parties involved in facilitating real estate deals to contemplate purchasers' or vendors' motives.
CondoBusiness
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.
CondoBusiness
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.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Tragedy accentuates fire safety in buildings
Following the recent tragic fire in Oakland, California, fire safety and legal experts are reflecting on the confluence of deliberate and inadvertent omissions that underlie most calamities.
CondoBusiness
RCMs may have head start in move to licensing
Registered Condominium Managers (RCMs) may be on the fast track to obtaining the license that will soon be required to manage condominiums in Ontario.
CondoBusiness
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
CondoBusiness
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?
CondoBusiness
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
CondoBusiness
Interim report released in Tarion review
An interim report in Tarion review flags calls for a dedicated section for and further rules unique to condominiums in the new home warranties legislation.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario invests in fire safety improvements
Ontario will invest $6.5 million in improving the fire safety of community service agencies for some of the province’s most vulnerable people.
CondoBusiness
Inquiry puts spotlight on procurement practices
News of a Competition Bureau inquiry has put a spotlight on procurement practices in the condominium industry.
CondoBusiness
A new path for resolving condominium disputes
The idea of creating a tribunal to help address condominium disputes in Ontario, as envisioned in Bill 106, has been intriguing to many in the industry.
