Strategies for Condo Enforcement

Under the Condominium Act, 1998 the Board of Directors has a statutory obligation to enforce the terms of its Declaration, By-laws and Rules.  Inevitably, every Condominium Corporation will face instances of non-compliance with a wide range of obligations. Compliance...

Implementing an Accommodation Policy

A special thank you to Ronak Shah (student-at-law) for co-authoring this article. The Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) requires condominium corporations to provide an equal opportunity to access housing and its intended benefits without discrimination on any of...

Management Company Defrauds Condo Owners

Where do unit owners monthly common expense payments go? Usually to pay the operating costs of the condominium corporation.  Not so in Chicago where a two individuals represented themselves as Chairman and President of a management company, collected monthly fees from...

Enforcement of Condominium Declarations

Of all the various responsibilities of a condominium board, perhaps none is as important as ensuring that its unit owners are in compliance with the terms of the corporation’s Declaration, Rules and applicable By-laws. Given the significant increase in the number of...