The Importance of Educating Owners and Residents About Condominium Rules
Without Rules, owners and residents would be unaware of the conduct that is and is not permitted (i.e, pets, noise, parking).
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Shawn Pulver is the founder and principal of Pulver on Condos. Shawn is a fearless advocate, and a leading practitioner in the areas of condominium law, condominium litigation and real estate litigation.
Why Are Shared Facilities Agreements So Contentious?
There are a few reasons why shared facilities agreements are so often subject to litigation. The most common reason is that the agreements are often very difficult to understand and interpret.
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Why Condos Need to Ensure Accessibility Parking is Available for Owners
Recently, in Rahman v. Peel Standard Condominium Corporation No. 779, 2021 ONCAT 13, the Condominium Authority Tribunal (“CAT”) confirmed that an owner […]
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Can Condos Limit the Number or Size of Packages for Each Resident?
It’s a pandemic. Condominium residents are staying at home and this means that they are ordering even more from online retailers. I […]
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Ontario Court Makes Significant Ruling on Disclosure of Membership Info – Potential Implications for the Condominium Industry
Recent Ontario court decision on Hemming and JazzFM91inc. highlights the stark differences between how records requests are treated for non-profit corporations under the Ontario Corporations Act versus the Ontario Condominium Act.
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WHY CONDOS CAN’T FORGIVE COMMON ELEMENT FEES
Can common element payments be deferred? Can common element payments be forgiven for 1-2 months? Can owners who don’t pay common expenses be liened? Here are my responses.
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MANDATORY CONDO DIRECTOR TRAINING – CAN DISQUALIFIED DIRECTORS BE RE-APPOINTED?
Under recent amendments to the Ontario Condominium Act, all condominium directors appointed, elected, or re-elected on or after November 1, 2017 are required to complete the training program provided by the Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) within six months of their appointment, election or re-election.
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ELECTRONIC VOTING – WHY A MOVE AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL PROXIES SHOULD BE EMBRACED
The best way to run a condo election is to have owners vote by ballot, but electronic voting avoids proxies and the issues that come along with them.
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Lien on Me – The Problems with Construction Liens Being Registered on the Common Elements
If construction liens are registered against the common elements, the Board of Directors will often have their lawyers move to vacate the amount of the lien. However, this is not always possible if the lien is for a significant amount of money.
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INDEMNIFICATION IN CONDOS: A POTENTIAL DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
As owners continue to breach their governing documents, all of the relevant stakeholders (lawyers, condominium Boards, property management) need to be careful when relying on indemnification clauses, and always look at the remedy as a potential double-edged sword.
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