Is A Condo Board Discriminating By Scheduling An AGM or Special Meeting On A Religious Holiday?
For those of you who read my work on a regular basis, you have already guessed that the answer to the above question is: "it depends". ...
2 Things You Should Know Before Joint Tenancy Home Ownership
There are a couple of ways that property can be co-owned. The first is tenants-in-common where two or more people own the property. ...
Can You Force A Neighbour To Sell His/Her Condo For Bad Behaviour?
What can you do if Home Sweet Home has become a place of conflict and stress due to a nasty neighbour? Is there a point where a group of...
Bogus Appeal Allows Deadbeat Tenant To Live Rent Free
A recent Divisional Court appeal decision shows how easy it is a for a knowledgeable tenant to work the system and continue to live rent...
Sweetheart Tenancy Agreement Annulled By Mortgages Act - No Conflict with Residential Tenancies Act
Sometimes legal relationships are formed to create problems rather than solve them. This can be the case when a home owner is about to...
Fido Must Go - When Can A Condo Corporation Prohibit Pets? (Aka - the story of Simon the Greyhound)
For many people, pets are more than furry little responsibilities, they are akin to valued family members and the thought of severing the...
Who Gets To Keep Monetary Gifts Given to Married Children, And Used To Pay A Mortgage, After A Divor
If a parent gives a married child money is the spouse* entitled to keep half of the money when the marriage breaks down? The answer,...
Close-Knit Family Home Ownership - A Cautionary Tale
The current housing market of Canada's largest cities makes home ownership an unrealistic dream for many people. One of the ways of...
Condo Directors Must Be Willing to Cooperate And Resolve Opposing Legitimate Interests
"[B]eing stubborn and unwilling to compromise when parties have different, but legitimate, interests and concerns is a costly and unwise...
Before You Rent Out Your Condo Unit, Don't Forget To....
As the owner of a condo unit, you are legally allowed to rent it out to long-term tenants.* Before you do, however, there are a few...