It is not an option for CAO, a creature funded
by condo unit owners, to remain silent or on the sidelines while government rolls out regulations that profoundly impact the operations and budgets of every condominium corporation.
Not exact matches
Owners of the building's
condo and hotel
units have previously complained of mismanagement
by the Trump Organization, which led to the 2015 removal of Trump's management team from some of the building's administrative posts.
A recent poll
by Allstate Insurance Company of Canada and Abacus Data found that 61 % of Canadian
condo owners either don't know or incorrectly assume that if a flood or a fire starts in their
unit, the building's insurance will cover the damages to other
units.
Commonly called a «master insurance policy,» the cost is shared
by all of the
condo owners and is typically included in each
unit owner's recurring
condo or HOA fees.
As a
unit owner, you can protect yourself against insurance - related assessment
by having the right personal
condo policy.
Owner - occupants and investors Another issue particularly relevant to new
condo developments is how many
units are owned
by investors.
The main difference is that there are two components of insurance protection for a
condo: (1) a commercial
condo policy purchased
by the
condo corporation; and, (2) a personal
condo insurance purchased
by unit owners.
The Victorian row house was severed from its neighbor in the 1970s when the
owners refused to sell to a developer, who later erected Village
by the Grange, a set of
condo units in a massive half - a-block development between Queen and Dundas streets.
For
condos, policies also cover
unit owner improvements and some assessments made against you
by the
condo corporation.
What's really funny is that she was trying to build up a pro - buying / anti-renting argument, but was bombarded
by hate comments (most likely from
condo owners who are trying to rent out their
units as income properties for profit), because they thought she was devaluing rental prices and premiums in downtown Toronto.
Apartment and Poipu
condo rentals
by private
owners in these complexes tend to be less expensive than the same
units offered
by agencies or the resorts themselves.
He says the ruling shows that
unit owners will have an uphill battle when challenging such decisions taken
by condo boards, as the onus is on them to show they are unreasonable or a breach of the Condominium Act.
The drafter can be flexible and provide that limited common areas must be repaired
by either the
condo association or the
unit owner.
Loss assessments can apply to
condo or coop
owners, or any property
owner who owns a
unit within a shared community property managed
by a
condo owner association or homeowner association.
For
condo owners, all - risk home insurance can also cover improvements you have made to your
unit that are not covered
by your
condo corporation's insurance.
As a
condo owner, the original structure of your
unit is covered
by the condominium corporation's insurance.
So, while a
condo association's insurance may help protect the physical structure of the building and the areas shared
by multiple
owners, that protection likely does not extend to the stuff inside a
unit.
Everything outside of the interior structure covered
by a
unit owner's
condo insurance policy falls under the responsibility of the
condo board or association.
For
condos, policies also cover
unit owner improvements and some assessments made against you
by the
condo corporation.
The main difference is that there are two components of insurance protection for a
condo: (1) a commercial
condo policy purchased
by the
condo corporation; and, (2) a personal
condo insurance purchased
by unit owners.
Most consumers» complaints dealt with items of a common element status, thus beyond the scope of the Warranty Program's coverage of «Private» homeowner items, being items «within'the
owner's «points of demarcation» private ownership areas, to wit: inner painted surfaces of the
unit's walls and ceilings, items on the upper side of the floor coverings, items on the inner sides of the windows, all
by the way depending upon a particular
condo projects» «points of demarcation», which could vary amongst
condo projects.
What these cases illustrate is that Ontario courts are more than willing to take drastic steps in the face of unreasonable, dangerous and intransigent misconduct
by owners, particularly where it impinges on safety or on the enjoyment
by others of their individual
units or the
condo development as a whole.
The
condo had, for 25 years, provided
unit owners with cable television service, paid for
by owners» maintenance fees.
Greene says a rental option provided
by the
condo hotel management company allows
owners to receive a portion — often about 50 percent — of the rental income of their specific
unit when away.
While some new towers have a large number of
condos being flipped
by their
owners, an inventory glut will be mitigated
by minimal competition from developers, who have a majority of their
units under contract, data from Miami's Downtown Development Authority show.
Smaller buildings, single - family homes and stand - alone
units (
condos, townhouses) are often owned
by individuals or landlords who rent out these properties as a livelihood or as a side business; these properties may be marketed and rented
by their
owners or
by a management company or agent the
owner has hired.
Hopefully, the
condo unit owner does so
by first trying to resolve the matter with his neighbor face to face.
In Florida, the board of directors of a Florida condominium company (the «
Condo Board») has the power to assess fees that must be paid
by the individual
condo unit owners (see Florida Statutes Sections 718.103 (1) and (24) and 718.112 (2)(g)-RRB-.
Percentage of Investors vs.
Owner Occupants: Just as the borrower must qualify for a loan, so must the condo association qualify for a loan — and the percentage of units owned by investors vs. owner occupants is a crucial fa
Owner Occupants: Just as the borrower must qualify for a loan, so must the
condo association qualify for a loan — and the percentage of
units owned
by investors vs.
owner occupants is a crucial fa
owner occupants is a crucial factor.
In addition to access, the condominium association has other powers as well: its Board of Directors is in charge of the overall condominium finances (collecting and recording
condo fees and assessments; paying
condo expenses; etc.); as well as the collection of past due fees and assessments; foreclosing on
condos; maintaining the property; and making sure that all the
unit owners are abiding
by the condominium's rules and regulations (along with its Articles of Incorporation, ByLaws, etc.).
A new survey of nearly 42,000 local
condo owners in Toronto and Vancouver
by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation found that 52.6 per cent of investors were planning to hold their
units for at least five years, down from 58.4 per cent last year.