This month’s news featured a horrifying story of a serious fire at a 159-unit condominium building in Calgary. We’ve come up with 5 lessons from this story.
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Case Studies
Tackling rude, disrespectful conduct
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies, Living Together
We are seeing an increase in human rights claims relating to bad service or poor treatment by the condo board or manager. Here are some comments and tips.
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Toronto Hydro censured for illegal condo hookup practices
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies, Legislation & Regulation
The OEB has ruled against Toronto Hydro’s practice of refusing to connect hydro service to the bulk meters of new condominium projects unless all units in the condominium are individually smart-metered by Toronto Hydro.
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Condo lien is not slander of title when the owner is in arrears
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies, Financial Issues
Unit owners who have a problem about a condominium lien should get legal advice and then follow that advice. Here’s what happens when they don’t.
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Alberta case affirms powers of condo board
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies, Governance
A February 2009 decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench should be added to the list of notable condo cases for 2009.
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Top 10 condo law cases of 2009
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies
As 2009 drifts into the history books, we look back at some of the notable condo law decisions made by courts and tribunals in the year gone by.
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Court of Appeal smokes the “private club” defence
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies, Living Together
Anyone still trying to circumvent Ontario’s anti-smoking laws by operating as a “private club” should consider this recent advice from the Ontario Court of Appeal: Don’t bother.
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Papers from ACMO Legal Grab Bag Luncheon
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Here are the papers from the ACMO Legal Grab Bag luncheon held November 27, 2009.
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Modifying exclusive use common elements to accommodate disabilities: Who pays?
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Posted in Case Studies
A recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal offers guidance on who pays for changes made to exclusive use common elements for the purpose of accommodating physical disability.
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The Supreme Court on directors’ fiduciary duty
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies, Governance
In December 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada released its reasons in the case of BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debentureholders. The decision contains critically important lessons for condominium directors.
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