Lash Condo Law (LexBlog Canada)

Striking the balance between saving costs and keeping common expenses stable and ensuring a condo corporation is adequately maintained is a difficult task for boards and managers. For instance, sometimes delaying an important reserve fund project or failing to address a building deficiency may result in short-term savings but long-term financial consequences. This example, and...

“Another year over. And what have we done?” It has been a busy year for the condo industry in Ontario, while pandemic-related issues quietly took a back seat. Globally, political, economic and environmental issues made headlines. Here at home, interest rates rose as the Bank of Canada tried to contain inflation. For the condo industry,...

We’re excited for the upcoming CAI Canada Annual Conference taking place on June 8 and 9. The conference will be in person at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and is running in conjunction with the REMI Show. There will be some amazing education sessions and exhibitors, including our very own Jake Fine who will be...

Three years ago, on January 1, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPCC”) began applying their Guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent when investigating complaints made under Canada’s private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5 (“PIPEDA”). The guidelines foreshadowed a stricter approach by the...

It’s the first big event of the early fall and you should plan on attending. For the second year in a row, CAI Canada is presenting a virtual education conference and exhibition on September 23 and 24 – V-Condo 2021–Supporting Communities in 2021 and Beyond! This is an excellent opportunity for managers, directors, professionals and...

Through the various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, condo boards and managers have been working tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of their residents and service providers. We’re now at a point in the pandemic where vaccinations are widely available in Canada and the vast majority (over 70%) of Ontarians are fully vaccinated. However,...

With Canada Day quickly approaching, many condominium residents will want to show their patriotism by displaying the Canadian Flag. Often, this display is visible from the outside. On its face, it can appear to violate the condominium’s declaration or rules, however it does not. It is important for condominium corporations to know what they can...

As we continue to get more comfortable with virtual meetings and electronic voting, we now are seeing the benefits of holding meetings virtually.  Most of us would agree that this new way of conducting meetings is here to stay. Over the past year we have had to modify our chairing techniques to accommodate this new...

The New Year ushered in a number of changes, and one which lawyers had been keeping their eyes on was whether the Supreme Court of Canada would agree to hear the appeal of Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., one of the more controversial legal decisions in recent memory. In late January 2021 the Supreme...

CAI Canada Certification for Virtual Chairs When: Two sessions on Thursdays 10-11:30 a.m. March 11 and March 25 Virtual meetings are now an everyday occurrence for condominium corporations and condominium management firms. While in-person meetings are currently on pause, this is an excellent opportunity to learn the fine distinction between chairing an in-person meeting versus a...

You are invited: Overview: On October 1, 2020, regulatory changes under the Condominium Act, 1998 allowed for expansion of the jurisdiction of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT). Prior to this date, the CAT was responsible for hearing unit owner and corporation disputes related to requests for records. Effective October, 1, 2020, the CAT can now...

It’s hard to believe we are approaching the one-year mark since the COVID-19 coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Public Health agencies around the world, including Canada, Ontario and Toronto Public Health, laid out guidelines for our protection and to stop the spread of the virus. For the most part, Ontarians...

As children, we are taught (hopefully) that honesty is the best policy.  All these years later it turns out that the childhood lesson is also solid legal advice.  In C.M. Callow Inc. v Zollinger (https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18613/index.do), a December 18, 2020 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, our nation’s highest court provided the condominium industry with...

CAI Canada Legal Series CAI Canada is starting its bi-monthly condo law series to support members and non-members of our condominium communities beginning December 10th, 2020 at 1:oo p.m.  These webinars will be free to anyone interested in hearing about current legal issues facing condominium corporations and getting useful tips from well-known condo lawyers who...

For those of you that would rather have a pair of funky soxies and not deal with proxies, here is your opportunity. All attendees of CondoAdviser’s webinar and CAI Canada’s conference can pick their choice of socks, by attending the Lash Condo Law booth on Sept. 16 and 17th. CondoAdviser webinar Wednesday, Sept. 9, at...

Over the past few weeks, with the spread of the Covid-19 virus to the United States and Canada, the issue of how this public health challenge will impact condominium communities and their board of directors, and managers has emerged as a critical topic of conversation. This webinar organized by Associa and moderated by Andrew Fortin, Esq.,...

AGM season is fast approaching for many condos. With the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, and a constant stream of updates and cancellations, many corporations are considering what steps they may be able to take to help mitigate risks and whether they can or should postpone their AGMs. While the Public Health Agency...

CAI Canada is holding a luncheon seminar Condo Insurance in 2020 and Beyond- How Can We Be Protected next Thursday January 29th, 2020 at Parkview Manor 55 Barber Green Road, Toronto click here for more information.  

The time has come for Condo Managers and Directors to experience real live demonstrations on fire safety at the upcoming CAI Canada workshop.  A very innovative way to learn about fire code compliance through reality based training.  Only two hours and you will get your certificate of training.  Jason Reid of National Life Safety Group...

CAI Canada is pleased to offer a two hour interactive workshop  on October 23, 2019 at 6:00 pm led by Jason Reid of National Life Safety Group, who will take board members and condo managers through live fire demonstrations.  Participants will experience smoke conditions and learn through reality based training. Attendees will learn about fire condo...

CAI Canada is holding its first annual condo conference on February 7th 2019 in Toronto at 55 Barber Greene Road starting at 8:00 am.    This conference will feature a full day of seminars on topics relevant to our changing and evolving communities going into 2019.  Click here for more information.

As we are quickly approaching a new year, we’ve taken a look back at the condominium legal landscape over the past year. This has been quite the year! Here are some of the highlights.  Legalization of Marijuana – Prior to the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada this past October, many condominium corporations raced to...