Multiculturalism Within Condo Communities

Choosing a condominium means living in a community in close proximity to hundreds of people. In Canada’s multicultural society, this condominium community will likely be ethnically, culturally, religiously and politically diverse. While this diversity is an...

Oppression Remedy Claims: Condo Beware

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice sheds some new light on the broad discretion the Court has when making orders pursuant to the oppression remedy and serves as a warning to Boards considering changes to their governing documents. In 2005,...

Condominium Sales Could Lead to Large Tax Bills

If you sold a condominium in Canada’s booming housing market, don’t count your profit just yet – the Canada Revenue Agency could soon be knocking on your door with a large tax bill. Canadians typically don’t have to pay taxes on the profit we earn when we sell our...

Cost Ramifications for Difficult Condominium Owner

In a recent post, we blogged about an owner who had engaged in inappropriate behaviour to such an extent that it constituted a breach of sections 117 and 119 of the Condominium Act. The court made a number of compliance orders against the owner, but refused to make an...