Plug into this webinar to learn everything you need to know about EV charging stations! From the initial owner consultation, to securing grant money, installing the infrastructure and registering of EV Agreements. Click here to register! CPE Credits:  This webinar has been approved for 1 hour of CPE credit Topics EV charging stations Intro to smart ..read more

Owners are entitled to access records of the corporation. After all, these records "belong" to the owners and the affairs of the corporation are an "open book" to unit owners.  But what can condos do when an owner's records request goes too far? Are owners entitled to go on fishing expeditions ..read more

We launched the CondoAdviser blog on a cold evening, on March 24, 2015.  Nine years later, on February 29, we hit the milestone of 2 million views! Since then, amazing #CondoGeeks have contributed to the blog, including Jocelyn Duquette, Graeme Macpherson, David Plotkin, Nailah Ramsoomair. Over the last 9 years: We have published some 492 posts ..read more

This webinar will be the continuation of last month’s Deep dive on condo insurance.  In this episode we will discuss the pros and cons of Standard Unit by-laws and Insurance Deductible by-laws. We will also open the floor to questions from our viewers. To attend the webinar, register here.  *We’ve been told the link may ..read more

While lots of condos have become smoke free, many either don't regulate smoking or granted legacy rights to existing smokers. The result is that, when owners complain about smoke in their units, both sides rely on their nose to argue that the other side is wrong about the degree of nuisance. In a recent case, the CAT ruled on whether a "sniff test" constituted an adequate investigation into a smoke complaint ..read more

Here is another case involving visitor parking.  In this case, the CAT ordered the condo to enforce its existing rules and to implement measures to better regulate the use of their visitor parking. Facts of the case The condo complex at the centre of this litigation has 25 common element visitor parking spaces for approximately ..read more

The single most complicated issue in condo land is insurance. Not a day goes by without clients asking us what insurance is required; who pays for damage to a unit; who pays the deductible amount.  And not a single day goes by where we don’t answer: “It depends”.  Let’s clarify this question once and for ..read more

Since last October, condo corporations are permitted to send notices to owners by email.  Our readers have asked us whether this applies to AGM packages as well.  Search no more, here’s the answer. Recent changes to the Act The “Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act” (Bill 91) received royal assent last June. This Act modernized the Condo ..read more

Most condo corporations have very limited visitor parking available to them. This requires that their use be regulated and monitored to ensure that they are available to bona fide visitors. In a recent decision, the CAT had to rule on whether owners could use the visitor parking for home office clients. Interesting lessons. It may ..read more

Many condo corporations set out their rules in “owners’ handbooks” or  “guidebooks” that are passed down from board to board. In many cases, how and when these “rules” were adopted is lost to history. This can cause significant challenges to condos when it comes time to enforce these rules or, as in a recent court ..read more