Ontario Condo Law Blog : Toronto Condominium Lawyer & Attorney : Gardiner Miller Arnold Law Firm : Ontario, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener

Welcome to this special "G20 - Get the hell out of Toronto" collection of microblog posts.

Seeing as how downtown Toronto will be "no man's land" for much of the week and all weekend, now seems as good a time as any to skip town and take some holidays.  I'll see you next week.

For those of you "working from home" this week, here's some fun reading.  Recent big topics include Bill 168 (Workplace violence and harassment), human rights, smoking and, of course, the big summit itself.

Spoke with Jennifer Yang at @TorontoStar about the impact of#G20 on condos in #Toronto. Follow @Star_G8G20 for news and visit their blog.

Just spoke with @JeffreybGray, law reporter at @Globeandmail, about our firm's preparations for the #g20 summit and a bit about condo law.

Closing a real estate deal in Toronto on June 25? You might want to change the closing date because of #G20: http://bit.ly/aYOw9g

Toronto Councillor warns downtown condos to check that their insurance covers damage from civil unrest before #G20 -http://bit.ly/aPoz4l

RT @LizMo: Bah, security gates going up around my condo for the G20, the condo board "strongly suggest getting away for the week."

Barbarians at the gates! Toronto waterfront condos considering their own #G20 summit fences: http://bit.ly/d92q6Z (via @metrotoronto)

Toronto condo in the "dmz" braces for chaos: RT @Star_G8G20: A first-person account of life on the #G20 barricades: http://tiny.cc/zai5v

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A recent Ontario Superior Court decision clarifies how to quantify the “additional actual costs” incurred by condo corporations in obtaining compliance orders under section 134 of the Condominium Act, 1998.  

In MTCC 985 v. VanDuzer, the corporation was successful in obtaining a compliance order requiring the unit owner to remove a gazebo erected by an owner on exclusive use common elements.

Having decided the case in favour of the condominium corporation, the Court said the following about costs:

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This month’s best of the blogosphere collection contains a blend of the latest news, time-tested advice and some recurring issues.

The Gulf Oil Spill: Prepare for the Worst - Hope for the Best – John Cottle of the Florida Condo and HOA Law Blog offers tips to community associations in the areas affected by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Embezzlement Prevention Strategies from Accountant Andrew Cohen – Seattle condo lawyer Kevin Britt posts some tips to help boards prevent fraud. This topic never gets tiresome, given the rising number of frauds being reported.

Fake Security Cameras - A Good Idea? – California condo law guru Beth Grimm takes a shot at this question.  

2010 Hurricane Preparedness Guide for Community Associations is Now Available!! – Just in time for hurricane season, the Community Advocacy Network of Florida has posted a sensible guide to preparing for disasters and how to respond to them. Some good ideas here to help batten down the hatches.

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The spring edition of GMA's quarterly Condo Alert! newsletter is ready.  

Topics include:

• Extricating individual directors and managers from human rights claims
• When does a condo lien cause slander of title? 
• Single family use provisions and the Human Rights Code
• Alterations: Stay or go?

Bonus feature: Discover the secret location where Bob Gardiner does his best work

Download a pdf copy here.

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