Back in August, a decision was released on York Condominium Corporation No. 137 v. Hayes, which involved a condo owner who was verbally and physically abusive to other residents in the building. The condo board was attempting to have Hayes removed, and had applied to...
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Small spaces
Could you live here? A developer in Surrey, BC is hoping to build Canada’s smallest condos, with the units ranging from 290 to 653 square feet. The price makes them open to people who want to buy but can’t afford the skyrocketing real estate prices in the Vancouver...
Beware of falling glass
On June 21, Kathleen Wynne, the Ontario Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced changes to the Ontario Building Code that would take effect on July 1, 2012. There were a number of incidents in Toronto where glass fell from balconies, sometimes up to 30...
Building for charity
I came across this post the other day at TheRedPin, a website devoted to people looking to buy condos in the GTA. Jessica Speziale, of Options for Homes, wrote the post about what Options does to help people get into the housing market. Basically, Options has been...
LiveHigh 3.0
I have been very honoured to be guest blogging at www.livehigh.com. After a series a while back on closing costs (you can read those posts here and here), they invited me to guest blog this week on additional considerations for non-resident buyers and sellers. You can...