by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Following on the heels of Canada’s tightening of the mortgage and lending landscape, the United States has announced a new rule aimed at preventing consumers from taking on high-risk loans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) new Ability-to-Repay...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
The construction of a new condominium can seem to take forever – but thanks to some new technology you can get a bird’s eye view of all the action going on at the construction site! BuzzBuzzHome, a website that lists new construction condos and houses across the...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Pet owners in condominiums who fail to familiarize themselves with the condominium’s restrictions on pets, or who blatantly ignore these restrictions, do so at the risk of having a court order that the pet be permanently removed from the property. The case of Strata...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
In a recent Alberta case, Condominium Plan No. 762 1302 v. Stebbing, the condominium corporation was unsuccessful in its attempt to have a cat removed from the property. The condominium by-laws provided that no animal or pet was permitted without the approval of the...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
in place the developer’s standard rules. Developer rules tend to be “one-size-fits-all”, and who knows how long ago they were originally drafted. Times change – some rules may no longer be needed, while others should be amended or added to. Consider the following...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Class action lawsuits against condo developers seem to be on the rise. We have previously blogged about class actions relating to falling glass from condominiums and faulty balcony railings. The Toronto Star recently reported that a new class action has been filed...
