Despite the beautiful weather this summer, lawyers, courts and tribunals have been hard at work. The proof is in the number of condo-related decisions released since July 30. Here are some of the best.
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Court boots out unit owner for “extreme behaviour”
By Andrea Lusk on
Posted in Case Studies, Living Together
The forced sale of a condo unit is among the most drastic remedies a court can order and is granted only in extremely rare circumstances. This is the story of one of those cases.
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Condo liable when superintendent assaults visitor
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies
Jia v. TSCC 1479 describes an ugly assault and battery perpetrated by a condominium superintendent against a visitor and provides a number of important lessons.
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10 reasons why condos should get legal advice about warranty claims
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Construction Deficiencies
In this second part of our series on new home warranty claims, we discuss why condos are better off seeking proper legal advice before making claims for construction deficiencies.
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Court clarifies full costs recovery provision
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Case Studies
A recent decision clarifies how condo corporations collect the “additional actual costs” incurred in obtaining compliance orders under the Condominium Act, 1998.
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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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Best of the blogosphere for February 2010
By Chris Jaglowitz on
Posted in Living Together, Publications & Resources
There was plenty of great condo-related stuff in the blogosphere in February. Here is some of the best.
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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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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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