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Really Old Condominium Fee Arrears – What is the Impact of The Limitations Act?

How long is too long with Fee Arrears Liens? A recent decision came out in support of condominium corporations that are trying to find the most cost-effective way of dealing with their condominium fee arrears.  The court affirms that the old…
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Condominium Fee Collection – A Case for Consistency

As someone who has seen a bunch of estoppel packages in my professional career, I am often surprised by the amount of arrears that many condominium board will allow a unit owners to carry for extended time periods.   I have seen arrears against…
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Reserve Fund Investments in Saskatchewan

There has been some buzz lately in the local condominium scene about a news article by various news outlets about the use of Bitcoin as an investment vehicle for reserve funds.  I have been reached out to in a number of ways to get my thoughts…
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Coronavirus and Condominiums

COVID-19 is affecting our communities in numerous ways. The social and economic impact of this virus (and the fear of the same) is unlike anything we have seen for generations. Condominium communities provide another level of concern due…
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Condo Bylaws and Airbnb rentals

A big decision for condominium boards coming out of Alberta in Condominium Corporation No 042 5177 v Kuzio, 2020 ABQB 152. This is a decision to make permanent an interim injunction that was granted in 2019.  In short, the unit owners were…
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Why is Unit Owner Condominium Insurance so Important?

If you have never lived in a condominium (and sometimes even if you have), you may not be aware that, with some small exceptions, a condominium corporation gets insurance for the building and unit improvements up to the standard unit description.…
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Deal with it sooner than later: Cannabis and Condos

The legalization of cannabis has been the subject of intense debate, but the date of legalization has been set: October 17, 2018. This date creates some real urgency to have boards consider their bylaws, as I will discuss below. The Cannabis…
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Owner Control or Board Control? Condominium Corporate Decision Making

I have seen a number of board of directors from condominiums in this city and beyond that unnecessarily restrict their decision making power. The board will go back to their owners for any number of issues seeking authority to make decisions…
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How to Impose Condominium Fees – Smooke v Rosemont Estate Condo Corp 101222494

Condominium fees are usually the number one conflict point between boards of condominium corporation and the unit owners of that condominium corporation. The big issues include: (a) Increases to condominium fees in any given year. (b) The…
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City of Regina Waste Rebate – Bad News for some Condo Owners

As a result of a rehashed budget from the City of Regina, there was a program that was eliminated from the City's budget that received very little attention: the Condo Waste Rebate program. Some may not know this but some condos do not receive…