With the release of the Solutions Report on September 24, 2013, stage 2 of Ontario’s Condo Act Review came to an end. Read that report and submit your comments by November 8, 2013 to help inform the Government in devising their action plan.
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Legislation & Regulation
Condos tougher than feds on licensed grow ops
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Just because the police won’t bust up licensed marijuana grow ops doesn’t mean that a condo board has no power to deal with grow ops that create an unsafe condition or nuisance or other violation of the declaration or rules.
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At last, condo manager regulation takes root in Ontario
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
When the Ministry of Consumer Services announced that condo manager qualifications was the one concept that found unanimous support in the government’s Condo Act Review process, the news was big. And long overdue.
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Time to abolish the owner-occupied director position
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998, Governance
It is rare that we at Ontario Condo Law Blog will beat up on an underdog, but the owner-occupied reserved position on condo boards is decidedly worthy of that honour.
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Supers’ Units $9 Assessment Victory! – Your filing deadline is April 1st
By Bob Gardiner on
Following a positive ARB decision released last week, condos should file an RfR for any 2013 tax assessment of supers’ suites or other amenity units before the April 1, 2013 deadline.
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Directors personally responsible for costs of litigation to quash owners’ rights
By Chris Jaglowitz on
With rulings like this one, our courts tell us that the days of condo boards running roughshod over owners’ rights without consequences are drawing to a close. Directors who fail to heed this warning risk their fortunes.
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Comments due for Stage 1 Findings Report on Condo Act Review
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
Following the close of Stage 1 of Ontario’s Condo Act Review in December 2012, a findings report was issued in January 2013 and is available for review. Comments on that report are requested by March 11, 2013.
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Condo Act regulations refined, translated to French
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
The regulations under the Condominium Act, 1998 were recently amended to include full French language versions.
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Condo residents’ panel hard at work while legislature prorogued
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
Ontario’s Condo Act Review is moving forward despite the prorogation of the legislature. The Condo Residents’ Panel has begun sitting and I had a chance to address them briefly last week. They are an impressive group of people.
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New OHSA workplace poster now mandatory
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Legislation & Regulation
Bob Gardiner offers this short update on a new posting requirement imposed by the Ministry of Labour, now in force at workplaces across Ontario.
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