On lawyers and law blogging

The Canadian Bar Association’s National magazine recently ran a short article on the benefits to lawyers of publishing a law blog. Our blog and its editor (yours truly) were featured and quoted.

The focus of the piece was using social media to improve lawyers’ bottom lines but one important aspect of running a law blog was missed.

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Microblog posts to 8/13/2011

The flow of great condo-related tweets has not slowed down during these dog days of summer.   Enjoy some of these items while sunning on the deck.

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COURT / TRIBUNAL DECISIONS

ONSC: No oppression remedy for commercial condo unit owner with persistent water leakage. Repairs are finally underway. http://bit.ly/q39qJV

HRTO: Condo "fails to accommodate" by forcing injured super to work despite doctor note, ordered to pay $1K   http://bit.ly/pXSxoo

ONSC: Discovery of prchser-lawyer discussions proper when condo prchse agreemt ended b/c status cert "not satisfactory" http://bit.ly/pqydAY

HRTO lacks "power to deal with all claims of disrespect, insensitivity." Condo bd remarks abt urine smell not discriminatory http://bit.ly/qR1lHw

BCSC: Grow-ops qualify as an act of vandalism (via Cdn. Insurance Blog) http://bit.ly/pCDoYU

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Condos, claim your rebates!

Earlier this year, we asked whether the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit was good, bad or ugly, or whether it would even apply to condominiums.  While the jury is still out on whether this rebate makes any sense, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to determine whether your eligible condominium corporation should apply for the rebate.  

The Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO) recently posted good news that will be of interest to any condominium corporation in Ontario that receives a hydro bill.

To help spread the word to as many people as possible, the full text of ACMO’s news release is reproduced below.  Check it out.

Once again, hats off to ACMO and the Toronto chapter of the Canadian Condominium Institute for their ongoing advocacy for condo corporations and unit owners and for circulating this valuable information.

If your condo benefits from the information below, then consider joining your local chapter of CCI and make sure that your property manager is a member of ACMO.

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