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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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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Insurers prefer law reform over peddling insurance: Has Hell frozen over?
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Financial Issues
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says it is talking to B.C. lawmakers about the condo law. We ask why. We also ask why more insurers aren’t providing unit owners the option to buy adequate coverage.
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MCS kicks off Condo Act review info sessions
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
The Ministry of Consumer Services recently announced that info sessions for the province’s Condo Act review are taking place in the coming days in cities near you.
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Recap of live tweeting from Minister Best’s address to OBA Institute
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
Here is the twitter highlight reel from Ontario Consumer Services Minister’s address on Feb 9/12 to the Ontario Bar Association on “Do we need a new Condo Act?”…
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Where did all the Condo Act forms go?
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Condominium Act, 1998
We all woke up one morning to find that our library of prescribed forms under the Condo Act were revoked. If you’re wondering what the hell happened and where can I find the forms, we’ve got the answers for you.
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Political party positions on condo issues
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Legislation & Regulation
In this last week before election day, check out the excellent pre-election survey asking the three major political parties to state their positions on major condominium issues.
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