by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
An old but interesting case came to my attention lately. While it has absolutely nothing to do with the condominium world, I felt blogging on it would be entertaining to many of our readers who have become accustomed to some of the very challenging legal positioning...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Jason Rivait is the featured contributor in the newest Questions & Answers section of the Condo News of the Golden Horseshoe magazine. Jason discusses requests for records, the potential for labour or copying costs and time requirements for fulfilling the records...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Canada’s Public Policy Forum released its report to the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services containing findings from Stage One of the Government’s Condominium Act review process. Stage One of the three-stage review process was the collection of feedback from...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of our previous posts stressed the importance for condominium corporations to keep a healthy reserve fund. However, sometimes a board of directors has no choice but to levy a special assessment in order to proceed with necessary work, maintenance or repairs. Such...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, in a recent drug trafficking case the Ontario Superior Court considered whether the police could enter, without a search warrant, the common elements of the condominium building in which the accused resided. The police investigation...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
As the baby boomer population ages and more individuals look to downsize, these individuals need to determine what to do with furnishings and possessions accumulated over the years. While their former four-bedroom home in the suburbs had space suitable for storing...