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Condos are Stuck Between the Victim and the Violator Due To Chilling Effect of CAT's No-Costs Presumption
With the January 1st 2022 expansion of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “CAT”) into disputes over noise and other nuisances, the CAT has quickly become the default venue for many day-to-day condominium enforcement matters. In addition to the CAT’s jurisdiction over pets, vehicles, parking, and storage disputes, the Tribunal is …
Expiry Date of Temporary Virtual Meeting Provisions
TIME IS UP
On September 30, 2022, the ability to hold unit owner meetings electronically and vote at those meeting electronically will end.
As a result of the pandemic, legislation suspending the operation of 50(2) came into force.:
5 The operation of subsection 50 (2) of the Act is temporarily …
Unrealistic Expectations Get You Nowhere
Unfortunately, there are some litigants that have become all too familiar with the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “CAT”), but for the wrong reasons.
…Operating a Pool Amidst a Lifeguard Shortage
Residing in a condominium that has a pool is a huge perk for residents in the summer months; however, this perk comes with significant risk for the condominium since under Sections 26 and 117 of the Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19 (the “Act”), the condominium has …
Human Trafficking
Section 279.01(1) of the Criminal Code explains that human trafficking involves the recruiting, transporting, transferring, receiving, holding, concealing or harbouring a person, or exercising control, direction, or influence over the movements of a person, for the purpose of exploiting them or facilitating their exploitation.
Who is at Risk?
In Canada, …
Inflation and the effect on Condo
Most, if not all of us have noticed that items are becoming more and more expensive from groceries to gas to the real estate market and unfortunately this looks like our new reality. Condominium corporations will have to prepare their yearly condominium budgets based on the current inflation rates. …
EV charging Stations in Condos and Government Funding
The troubling statistic that transportation accounts for 25% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in Canada has influenced the Government of Canada to believe that electrification is crucial to decarbonizing the transportation industry and transitioning to a low-carbon future. In an attempt to tackle this initiative, Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”) …
Maturing CAT Confirms Owners Have Duties Too In Human Rights Requests
What is a condominium corporation supposed to do when one resident’s human rights come into conflict with another resident’s human rights? As cities in Ontario get denser and denser with people living in closer and closer proximity to each other, this question becomes all the more important as we try …
Superior Court Confirms Section 117 Carve-Out From CAT Jurisdiction
On October 1st 2020, the Condominium Authority Tribunal of Ontario (the “CAT”) was granted the jurisdiction to decide condominium disputes regarding pets, vehicles, parking, and storage (“PVPS”) issues – however, the CAT’s PVPS jurisdiction did not apply “to a dispute that is also with respect to section 117 of the …
Covid-19 Bulletin No.51: Ontario Announces Further Easing of Restrictions Effective Feb. 17
With key public health and health system indicators continuing to improve, the Ontario government announced that the province will be moving into the next step of its COVID-19 reopening plan on February 17th 2022, four days ahead of schedule, and will lift proof of vaccination requirements on March 1st 2022.
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