Tag Archives: Condominium

Moving into/Out of a Condominum

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has another article.  Let’s discuss it: QUESTION: We have a rule prohibiting moves in or out of a unit on weekends. The board passed a policy at a board meeting specifying that moves would be allowed on weekends. … Continue reading →

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Making Condominiums Democratic

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Edward Brain

I’d like to discuss how to make condominiums democratic.  This can be handled easily, with easy amendments to the Condominium Act. Let’s discuss those changes: 1)      Limit or remove proxies.  While I would like to say that proxies should be … Continue reading →

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Why Condominiums are Undemocratic

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Edward Brain

At the moment, condominiums in Ontario are not democratically run.  The current Condominium Act allows a Board of Directors a virtual dictatorship over the operation of a condominium. You might be sitting there saying that this is not possible in … Continue reading →

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Damage Caused by Common Elements

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has written a new article.  Let’s discuss what he had to say: QUESTION:  It has always been the practise in our townhouse condominium that dogs be taken to the adjoining hydro corridor to do their business. A recently … Continue reading →

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Questioning a Board Decision

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Edward Brain

Today I would like to talk about Gerry Hyman’s latest article.  There was a question which brings up an important issue: QUESTION: I asked at the last AGM why the property manager used a company located 126 kilometres from our … Continue reading →

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Renting out Units

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has a new article for the Toronto Star.  Let’s discuss some of the questions brought up in it. QUESTION:  Our declaration provides that units may only be occupied as single family residences and we have rules setting out … Continue reading →

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Unruly Directors

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has another column in the Saturday May 18th 2013 edition of the Toronto Star.  Here are some of my thoughts from questions raised in his article: Q. One of our directors made derogatory comments about other directors at … Continue reading →

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Condominium Social Committees

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has a new article for the Toronto Star.  I would like to discuss some of the questions he responded to.  Firstly, this one: Q: Our board has been funding a social committee to the tune of $200 a … Continue reading →

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Removing A Board Member

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Edward Brain

Gerry Hyman has written a new article on condominiums.  From that article, I would like to discuss a question that was posed by a reader: Q: One of our directors, who is also the treasurer, takes inappropriate action on his … Continue reading →

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Condominium Ombudsman

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Edward Brain

I’d like to talk about having an Ombudsman’s Office for Ontario condominiums.  This is somthing that is desperately needed in Ontario. Currently, Ontario’s condominiums are operated under ‘self-help’ legislation.  In other words, condominium owners have no one to help them … Continue reading →

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