Amendments to Ontario’s Condominium Act regarding inspectors come into force on June 1, 2011.
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Legislation & Regulation
Self-regulation for HR professionals: A model for condo managers?
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Legislation & Regulation
While the concept of regulating human resources professionals might not excite our blog’s loyal readers, it presents good support for the regulation of the condo property management industry.
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Last call for government survey of condo owners
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998, News and Events
The Ontario Government condo unit owners’ survey closes on October 31, 2010. This is your last chance to add your two cents!
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Tarion to prohibit shady practice
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Buying and Selling, Legislation & Regulation
Tarion proposes to amend its regulations to stamp out the dirty practice of some condo developers collecting overestimated amounts for municipal taxes or development charges and pocketing the difference.
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Sunday service now legal in Ontario
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Legislation & Regulation
Just when you thought Sundays were sacred, try to guess what the provincial government has done now!
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Condo wins slander of title case but loses bid for complete costs recovery
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies, Condominium Act, 1998
Another interesting lesson emerges from Jeffers v. YCC 98, the slander of title case we reported about earlier this year, this time about s.134(5) of the Condo Act.
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5 lessons from Calgary condo fire
By Chris Jaglowitz on
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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Condo Act weekend giveaway!
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
The updated version of the Condo Act is now available on e-Laws, check it out and then take a shot at our weekend giveaway.
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CCI-T and ACMO secure concession to offset impact of HST
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998, Financial Issues
CCI-Toronto and ACMO have obtained a legislative concession to help condo corporations offset the deleterious effects of the ever-looming HST.
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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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