Legal
CondoBusiness
When can condos enter bulk telecom contracts?
The courts recently reviewed the authority on which a condo corporation may rely in entering into a bulk services contract with a telecom provider.
CondoBusiness
Toronto’s proposed short-term rental rules headed to council
Toronto’s proposal for licensing and regulating short-term rentals is headed to City Council on Dec. 5.
CondoBusiness
Workplace harassment not limited to Hollywood
Cultural attitudes are shifting such that workplace harassment is becoming impossible to ignore, including in condo communities.
CondoBusiness
Regulator will not actively seek complaints
The Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) will not be "actively seeking" complaints about licensees, says chair Aubrey LeBlanc.
CondoBusiness
Builders abuzz about cannabis legalization
Ontario’s residential construction industry is anxiously awaiting tools from the province to help it uphold its workplace health and safety obligations when recreational cannabis becomes legal next year.
CondoBusiness
Ontario moves to reform new home warranties system
The Ontario government last week delivered on previously announced plans to introduce legislation to reform the province’s new home warranties system.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
HVAC switch over snared by hot spell
Tensions boiled over last week at Toronto apartment buildings without air conditioning as temperatures soared into heat wave territory in late September.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to navigate lease extensions and renewals
Five tips for tenants as they review, negotiate and exercise lease extensions and renewals.
CondoBusiness
Required upgrades to single-speed elevators lifted
The TSSA recently lifted the requirement to undertake certain upgrades to the controls of single-speed elevators, but it doesn’t mean building owners should abandon modernization.
CondoBusiness
Proposed reg details code of ethics for condo managers
A code of ethics for condo managers is now up for public comment after the release of proposed regulations under the Condominium Management Services Act.
CondoBusiness
Turning down the volume on noise complaints
Provincial authorities are preparing to introduce requirements relating to sound transmission due to deficiencies that could cut down on noise complaints.
CondoBusiness
Tarion coverage for condo conversions anticipated in 2018
Tarion coverage for Ontario condo conversions is expected to become available at the beginning of 2018, according to a regulatory proposal.
CondoBusiness
Condominium Authority of Ontario adopts fees as proposed
Condo owners will pay a monthly fee of $1 per voting unit to fund services to be provided by the newly formed Condominium Authority of Ontario.
CondoBusiness
A condo rule against complaining?
A condo corporation was reported to have enacted a rule which, among other things, sought to limit the ability of residents to complain to the condominium.
CondoBusiness
Vancouver echoes Toronto’s proposed short-term rental rules
City of Vancouver staff earlier this month proposed short-term rental rules that are markedly similar to rules proposed in Toronto.
CondoBusiness
Countdown on to roll out of condo law reforms
The countdown to the roll out of changes to Ontario’s condo laws is on. Directors and owners will soon be able to call or email the Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO).
CondoBusiness
Shibley Righton LLP’s condo law group expands
Prominent local condo lawyers Audrey Loeb and Armand Conant have teamed up under the Shibley Righton LLP banner.
