Not exact matches
Matheson says many
corporations are increasing their insurance deductibles, meaning the
condo owners» liability also increases.
Most buildings bill the
owners to cover the
condo corporation's insurance deductible on a large claim, but many Canadian
condo owners don't realize they will be responsible for these costs.
«A condominium
corporation's insurance will cover the building and the common elements, like elevators or front lobby, but the
condo owner must insure their own unit, personal items and protect themselves against liability if they are responsible for damage caused to a neighbour's unit.»
The biggest trend currently observed in Alberta and Edmonton is that the
condo corporations / builders move more responsibility to individual unit
owners.
The Status Certificate will provide a full look at the
condo corporation's financial affairs and rules that
owners need to know.
The biggest trends currently observed in Alberta and Calgary are that the
condo corporations are shifting more responsibility to individual unit
owners.
The biggest trend currently observed is that the
condo corporations / builders move more responsibility to individual unit
owners.
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.
Condo insurance can be more complicated if a claim involves the unit
owner and the
condo corporation.
The information comes from the August 2014 Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation study «Toronto / Vancouver Condominium
Owner's Report» — a survey of just under 42,500
condo - households located in Canada's two largest cities.
In an announcement this morning, Ontario's Minister of Government and Consumer Affairs, David Orazietti, introduced new legislation that would increase protections for condominium
owners in Ontario, improve how
condo corporations are run and ensure that
condo boards are governed professionally.
For
condos, policies also cover unit
owner improvements and some assessments made against you by the
condo corporation.
«This is a typical battle of the proxies, and they happen regularly,» says Rodrigue Escayola of Gowling WLG, who has represented
condo corporations, directors,
owners and property managers but was not involved in this case.
With the increase in «sharing» websites that enable
condo owners to rent out their units for short - term stays, many condominium
corporations are deali...
Electronic service of notices and information certificates can help
condo corporations manage the cost of the increasing number of communications to
owners and promote green initiatives.
Often, problems with
owners that do not comply with the condominium documents or the legislation arise because
owners are not aware of their obligations or do not fully understand what is the unit
owner's responsibility and what is the responsibility of the
condo corporation.
In a recent case, Washington v. Y.C.C. No. 441, a commercial
condo unit
owner successfully sued the condominium
corporation after the
corporation registered a lien against his unit for repair costs related to clearing a blockage in the plumbing system.
In a recent Small Claims Court decision, MTCC No. 659 v. Truman, the Court considered whether a
condo corporation could charge an
owner for disproportionate and excessive use of water in the
owner's unit.
As part of the many changes implemented through the Protecting Condominium
Owners Act, the province has developed mandatory forms aimed at streamlining how
condo corporations conduct their affairs.
Most
condo corporations have rules that state that pets are not permitted to soil on the
Corporation's property and
owners must clean up after t...
In a recent case, Carleton Condominium
Corporation 116 v. Sennek, the Court of Appeal for Ontario agreed with a lower court's decision that declared a
condo unit
owner to be a vexatious litigant.
The trial judge had ordered that the amount held by the
Corporation's solicitors in trust be paid to the
Corporation to be applied to common expense arrears and the group of
owners was required to pay
condo fees going forward.
The
condo corporation was successful against the defaulting
owner.
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.
When the
condo corporation insures the structure, a
condo unit
owner policy is normally written to cover:
Condo Corporation — A
condo owners master policy can insure all the building and common elements under a single package policy.
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.
Condo corporations can also make assessments against unit
owners if there is a shortfall in the commercial
condo policy.
The biggest trends currently observed in Alberta and Calgary are that the
condo corporations are shifting more responsibility to individual unit
owners.
In these cases, the
condo corporation can make assessments against individual unit
owners.
The biggest trend currently observed is that the
condo corporations / builders move more responsibility to individual unit
owners.
The biggest trend currently observed in Alberta and Edmonton is that the
condo corporations / builders move more responsibility to individual unit
owners.
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.
KeyHighlight: • Successfully served as
owners representative and administration of the
corporation's pre-construction projects (Breeze on the River — 91 units residential
condo — $ 32,000,000; Coral Palace — 10 story multi-use building — 72,700 sq. ft. net area, Delia Plaza outparcel - Commercebank — 2 story office building — 5,700 sq. ft.; Niki's Place — 6 residential units worth $ 10M.
He offers training and seminars and acts as a court - appointed administrator in extreme cases to settle disputes between
condo owners and their boards and to get
condo corporations back on track.
Even where the court - ordered remedy falls short of forcing the
owner to sell and move out, courts will frequently force the
owner to pay for any remediation or clean - up costs arising from his misconduct, and may even require payment of the legal costs incurred by the
condo corporation to bring the matter before the courts in the first place.
An
owner of a condominium unit may feel secure in the knowledge that he owns title to his little piece of the building and can do as he wishes, subject to certain reasonable rules and general constraints on use and behaviour that apply to all
owners, and which are found in the
condo corporation's governing documentation (the declaration, bylaws and rules).
Despite repeated warnings from the
condo corporation (which were wholly ignored), as well as prior court orders (which were deliberately and wilfully disobeyed), the
owners continued to sell beer from within their unit to outside parties.
The amendments include the creation of a condominium tribunal to reduce the time and costs associated with dispute resolution between
condo owners and
corporations.
Starting this fall, new rules will make it easier for
condo owners to participate in
owners» meetings and will make it easier for them to access records of their
condo corporation.
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.