Condo Law Blog

Condominium Meetings During the Pandemic – An Update

As explained in our blog of November 4, 2020, the province has now adopted “colour categories” to be applied to the many public health regions, with different restrictions applying to the different categories.
Currently, the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario health unit regions are placed in the Orange (Restrict) Category. Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox &
Addington health unit region is placed in the Green (Prevent) category. What exactly does this mean for condominium meetings in those regions?

Human Rights – Sometimes More Than One Process

As our readers know, condominium corporations have certain human rights obligations to the residents of the condominium (and to others), set out in Ontario’s Human Rights Code.

If someone feels that a condominium corporation has failed to fulfill its human rights obligations owed to that person, he or she may have grounds for a claim to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. However, the alleged human rights violation may sometimes be decided under another procedure – for instance a separate Court Application.

More about Chargebacks

As stated in our blog of September 8, 2020, there is now serious doubt about a condominium corporation’s ability to chargeback an owner for enforcement costs, without a Court order. However, anticipated amendments to the Condominium Act will hopefully address this issue.

As stated in our blog of November 6, 2020, the Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) has now published the new “Condo Guide”. We wondered: What does the new Condo Guide have to say about chargebacks?

CAO Publishes New Condo Guide

The Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) has now published the new Condo Guide.

Condos and Gyms… Where Are We Now: Province Introduces New COVID-19 Response Framework and Restrictions

The Government of Ontario has introduced the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework, which will modify restrictions that are currently imposed province wide. The new Framework is expected to be in effect as of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020.

Upcoming Amendments to the Condominium Act

The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services has confirmed that new amendments to the Condominium Act, 1998 will come into force on January 1, 2021.

Nancy Houle’s CCI National Award

We are thrilled to announce that one of our Founding Partners, Nancy Houle, was selected by the Canadian Condominium Institute – National as this year’s recipient of the coveted Distinguished Service Award (DSA).

The Theory of Reserve Fund Planning – A Primer

Section 94 of Ontario’s Condominium Act (the Act) describes the obligation of every condominium corporation to prepare and implement a new reserve fund plan following each reserve fund study. And the Act says that the reserve fund plan is to be prepared so as to result in a fund that is adequate “within a prescribed period of time and in accordance with the prescribed requirements”. What exactly does this mean?

A Little Bit of Guidance Respecting Minutes

A recent decision of Ontario’s Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) offers a little bit of guidance when it comes to preparation of meeting minutes.

An Update Respecting Gymnasiums

As mentioned in our recent blog, Ottawa, Toronto and the Peel Region have returned to a “modified” Stage 2 COVID-19

Return to a “Modified” Stage 2: What Does This Mean for Condo AGMs?

As of 12:01am on October 10, 2020, Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa will be required to return to a “modified” Stage 2 COVID-19 response, which includes the shutdown of various facilities including the following

Introducing Our New Website

We are delighted to introduce our new website! We’ve tried to keep it simple and user-friendly. But we’ve also tried to