by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Denise Lash’s most recent column in Condominia Magazine lets potential condo buyers know of the safeguards that have been put into place to protect condo purchasers in Ontario. Here is a snippet: Tarion Warranty Corporation (formerly the Ontario New Home Warranty...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Purchasers who put down pre-construction deposits for the Kingsclub condo complex on King St. W. were surprised to learn that Urbancorp is cancelling the project. Urbancorp is planning to build three towers of rental apartments instead. This is the second cancellation...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many Condominium Corporations are thinking about the health and safety of their residents, especially those communities in which there is an aging population. There are many steps that a board of a condominium can take to assist residents in improving their...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
A recent Court of Appeal decision, Orr v. MTCC 1056, highlights the need for condominium corporations to provide accurate status certificates to prospective condo unit purchasers. In 1997, the purchaser, Ms. Rainville, agreed to purchase a re-sale townhouse condo...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Robin Sears, senior partner at the Toronto public affairs firm Navigator Ltd. and a former NDP strategist, feels that it is ones democratic right to display campaign signs, regardless of whether there are any restrictions in a condominium’s Declaration or rules. In,...
by CAI Canada | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
The appeal decision in a recent defamation case involving two board members of a residential co-op (Van Sickle v. Conlon, 2014ONSC 4337) provides a wake-up call to condominium board directors. Ms. Van Sickle and Mr. Conlon were both board members who had attended a...
