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BILL 106 - The Condominium Authority & Informal Dispute Resolution
“What makes the condominium community ripe for creative, non-litigious dispute resolution is the need for healthy, on-going relationships among the stakeholders involved.” – Dispute Resolution Sub-Committee of the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario and the Toronto & Area Chapter of the Canadian Condominium Institute, November 2012
…AGM Afterglow
In the years I have served as a condominium director, I have found no time more enjoyable than immediately following an Annual General Meeting. I do not say this because the end of one AGM represents the greatest amount of time until the next, or because I am relieved when …
CONDOMINIUM ACT REVIEW - Bill 106 - Speak Now...
As the Second Reading of Bill 106, Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015 has been recently completed, the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs will soon be meeting to consider the new, draft legislation.
Public hearings will be held in Toronto on October 22nd and 29th, 2015.
…Collective Decision Making, by Cockroaches and Condos
Condominium communities, wherever located, must deal with all kinds of pests, but in recent years it appears that cockroaches and bed bugs have made a resurgence in Ontario’s high-rises. From a layperson’s perspective, while cockroaches seem to display complex group decision-making behaviour, individuals residing in condominium communities are not always …
Marc Bhalla in the September 2015 issue of Condo Business
The September 2015 edition of Condo Business magazine features an article that Marc Bhalla wrote on page 23.
…Patricia Elia appearing in CCI Video Series
Season 2 of the CCI - Your Condo Connection video series is premiering on September 15, 2015 and our own Patricia Elia will be the featured guest in the season premiere, speaking with host Murray Johnson on the topic What is a Condo?
…Not just your Castle: Why your Board deserves Appreciation, not Criticism
"Every man's home is his castle" was a maxim much celebrated in England, originating in Semayne's Case, (1604) 5 Coke Rep. 91, after the British Court decided "that the house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, …
The Message
A common criticism of the ADR community is that ADR practitioners have not done a very good job of marketing themselves. As I am a mediator and not a salesman, rather than once again writing about the great opportunities that mediation presents to address conflict cost effectively, efficiently and in …
Dealing with Vexations Litigants in Condominiums
Condominium corporations sometimes find themselves confronted with a particular unit owner who vigorously and repeatedly pursues his/her rights under the Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19 (the “Act”). Such a unit owner may be honestly seeking to exercise the fullest extent of the rights afforded to him/her …
Condos Can't Wait 10 Years to Enforce “Single Family” Provision
One of the political dynamics at play within condominium corporations is the sometimes differing interests of resident owners and non-resident owners. On the one hand, resident owners tend to be portrayed as having pride of ownership, seeking to protect their property from the additional wear and tear of high tenant …
