A cover photo describing the article about condo liens and the limitations act.
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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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Significant fee changes with ISC effective July 29, 2023

ISC has announced that they will be increasing their fees for land transfer and mortgage registration.  The release is here: ISC - July 29, 2023 Fee Adjustment Details – Breakdown Some costs are increasing incrementally, some costs are…
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Picking Your Possession Day – A Lawyer’s Perspective

“Well, I want to close on the last day that I am paying rent.” “I want to close on the same day that I am selling so I don’t have to pay for a bridge loan.” “I plan to start moving on the weekend, so let’s make it a Friday.” If…
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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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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…