By: Audrey Loeb One of the reasons living in a condominium can be more difficult than in a single-family home is that a resident cannot control the repair schedule when repairs need to be done. An example of this was recentl...
By: Mohiminol Khandaker Legacy exceptions, also known as "grandfathering", are commonly found in condominiums' rules. Put simply, a legacy exception allows a corporation to exempt certain owners or residents from the applica...
By: Inderpreet Suri Many condominium corporations, directors, management companies and managers get sued in Ontario. When this happens, important timelines come into play. Sometimes, by the time the claim is dealt with or a ...
The Shibley Righton Condo Group is looking forward to seeing old friends and new faces at the upcoming Condo Conference on September 30th and October 1st! Please come stop by our booth and meet our team, and enter our draw f...
By: Joel Berkovitz No, this is not an article about getting in shape for the summer – it’s now September and the time for that has long passed. This article is about what condominium boards and managers need to c...
The following citation was read at a special Convocation of the Law Society of Ontario on the sixth day of June 2022. Treasurer, may I present to you and this Convocation, Audrey Loeb, and request that you confer upon her th...
By Inderpreet Suri and John De Vellis Some cases are dogs. But, sometimes, the dogs are the case. Such was the case in a recent proceeding (MTCC 1260 v. Singh) in which Shibley Righton LLP’s lawyers, representing the c...
On March 21, 2022, the province, along with most municipalities (including Toronto), will lift the mandate requiring condominium corporations to ensure that people wear masks or face coverings in indoor common areas. However...
The Ontario Government announced this week that it would continue to ease public health measures as hospitalizations and ICU numbers in the province continued to decrease. Gathering limits have been increased and capacity li...
The Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) has added an additional layer of administrative responsibility for condominium corporations. Here are some tips about filing with the CAO. When a condominium corporation files a ret...