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09/08/2022

Condo fees with interest

September 26, 2017 - A recent Ontario judgment addressed a sensitive issue, namely the ability of a syndicate (in that province) to recover interest on unpaid common expenses (condo fees). The court also ruled on the reimbursement of fees resulting from legal proceedings by the unsuccessful party....

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09/08/2022

Directors libeled by e-mail

  September 21, 2017 - In a recent Ontario ruling, a syndicate of co-owners has been authorized to present a request with Yahoo to unmask the author of potentially defamatory e-mails. These anonymous messages were sent to the immovable’s co-owners and occupants, under the user name « Ian Fleming »....

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09/08/2022

Mandatory training for condo directors

September 29, 2017 - Condolegal.com recently announced that the Ontario government established a condominium authority, (Condominium Authority of Ontario -CAO). Among the new measures adopted, it will impose mandatory training for co-ownership directors under the Protecting Condominium Owners Act. Over the next two months, the CAO will be proposing four director training on-line pilot projects, divided into four components:...

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09/08/2022

The co-ownership tempest in a “cannabis pot”

September 13, 2017 - The upcoming cannabis legalization is the object of a growing co-ownerships controversy. Neighborhood disturbances are likely to increase, as tobacco smoking already generates several co-owners conflicts, due to second-hand smoke migrating from one unit to another in some buildings. Lawyer Sébastien Fiset believes that if pot is legalized for recreational purposes in Canada, the Québec Tobacco Control Act should apply. But would a syndicate succeed in prohibiting its use in the private portions of a co-ownership? Quebec case law tells us that this has already happened with smoking....

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09/08/2022

Towards condominium insurance reform

August 30, 2017 – The condo insurance consultation, held by the Ministry of Finance from July 14 to August 29, should eventually lead to major reforms in this field. Bodies such as the Chambre de l’assurance de dommages (ChAD) (Damage Insurance Chamber), which oversee insurance brokers and agents’ work, as well as that of claims adjusters, responded to this consultation by producing a brief, filed with the Ministry of Finance. The latter will analyze the many proposals received, and take decisions that all interested parties hope will be in the best interest of all concerned....

Assurance

09/08/2022

CO-OWNERSHIP’S INSURANCE: A "MESS"

September 11, 2017 - the RGCQ urges Québec to take action to end the current "confusion" in co-ownership insurance. "For two years Minister of Justice (Stephanie Vallée) tells us that she will legislate. We hope that she will finally make a move, "said Yves Joli-Coeur, Lawyer Emeritus and general secretary of the RGCQ....

Assurance

09/08/2022

Concealing two suicides can be expensive

August 28, 2017 - A violent death must be declared by an owner selling his home or condo. This information may be crucial to potential buyers who may not want to acquire a residence with a gruesome past. Not revealing it may result in a lawsuit based on the buyer’s defect of consent. Article 1401 of the Civil Code of Québec specifies in this regard that a party's error caused by fraud vitiates consent in all cases where, otherwise, the party would not have contracted or contracted under different terms....

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03/10/2017

Réforme législative en vue

3 octobre 2017 - Le Groupe de travail sur la copropriété a récemment dévoilé le contenu des recommandations qu’il a faites, en février dernier, à propos du projet de réforme législative sur la copropriété québécoise. Cette nouvelle survient quelque temps après la fin de la consultation publique sur l’assurance pour copropriétés, qui a été lancée par le ministère des Finances, du 14 juillet au 29 août derniers....

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27/09/2017

Responsabiliser les CA

27 septembre 2017 — Dans la foulée des consultations sur l’assurance pour copropriétés menées par le ministère des Finances, du 14 juillet au 29 août derniers, plusieurs organismes ont déposé leur mémoire sur cette question....

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26/09/2017

L'intolérance excessive a un prix en copropriété

15 septembre 2017 — Un couple de copropriétaires a réalisé que harceler des voisins peut coûter cher. Il a dû faire face à la justice, par le fait d’un autre couple qui l’a poursuivi pour harcèlement....

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