Is your neighbour an Alien?

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...

Update on the Condominium Act Review Process

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...

Special Assessments : The Board Has the Last Word

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...

Condominium Lockers: Safety Concerns

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...