- Contents
- Buying a Condo?
- Condos' Financial Structure
- Owners' Money Facts
- Owners’ Meetings and Voting
- Boards of Directors
- Owners' Rights and Responsibilities
- Managers and Management Companies
- Common Problems of Condo Living
- Condo Act, Declaration, Rules, and By-Laws
- What Should Be Done to Improve Condo Governance and Help Owners?
- FAQs About Your Building & Your Unit
- Condo Auditors & Lawyers
- Condos & Insurance
- Tenants & Landlords
- Are Condos Family Friendly?
- Links and Bibliography
Links and Bibliography
Links to Condo Acts
- Ontario Condominium Act, 1998:
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_98c19_e.htm - Alberta Condominium Property Act:
www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Acts/c22.pdf - British Columbia’s Strata Property Act:
www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/98043_00 - Manitoba Condominium Act:
www.canlii.org/en/mb/laws/stat/ccsm-c-c170/latest/ - New Brunswick Condominium Property Act:
www.gnb.ca/legis/bill/FILE/56/3/Bill-81-e.htm - Newfoundland and Labrador Condominium Act:
www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/c29-1.htm - Northwest Territories Condominium Act:
www.canlii.org/en/nt/laws/stat/rsnwt-1988-c-c-15/latest/rsnwt-1988-c-c-15.html - Nova Scotia Condominium Act:
nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/condo.htm
also, see:
www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/condoact/ - Nunavut Condominium Act:
http://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/stat/rsnwt-nu-1988-c-c-15/latest/rsnwt-nu-1988-c-c-15.html - Prince Edward Island Condominium Act:
www.gov.pe.ca/law/statutes/pdf/c-16.pdf - (Quebec’s Condo Act) Article 1063 du Code Civil du Quebec:
www.le995muir.com/code_civil_du_quebec.html#DES_DROITS_ET_OBLIGATIONS_DES_COPROPRI%C3%89TAIRES_ - Saskatchewan Condominium Property Act:
www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Statutes/Statutes/C26-1.pdf - Yukon Condominium Act:
www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/acts/condominium.pdf
Other Government Links
- Ministry of Consumer Services (Ontario):
www.sse.gov.on.ca/mcs/en/ - Residential Tenancies Act, Ontario:
www.ontariotenants.ca/law/act.phtml - Tarion Warranty Corporation (Ontario’s new home warranty program):
www.tarion.com - Ontario Human Rights Code:
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h19_e.htm - Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario:
www.hrto.ca - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Ontario:
www.ipc.on.ca - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:
www.priv.gc.ca - Office of Energy Efficiency (Canada):
oee.nrcan.gc.ca/home - Better Building Partnership (Toronto's Energy Savings Retrofits Programs):
bbptoronto.ca - Toronto’s Energy Efficiency Office:
www.toronto.ca/energy/ - Ontario Building Code:
www.obc.mah.gov.on.ca - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (search for "noise"):
www.cmhc.ca - Real Estate Council of Ontario:
www.reco.on.ca - Real Estate Council of British Columbia:
www.recbc.ca - Office of the Florida Ombudsman:
www.myflorida.com/condos - Nevada Common Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels Ombudsman:
http://red.state.nv.us/cic/about.htm
Non-Government Links
- Excellent article on condo fraud: http://metronews.ca/features/toronto-condo-fraud/792682/toronto-condo-fraud-the-condo-act-review/#
- A very thorough website providing information on what occurs in courts and other relevant information about condos. Information that we would not find elsewhere:
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Audrey Loeb, a condo lawyer, says the present condo laws are like the wild west for uninformed buyers.
http://bit.ly/16UpNQN -
Canadian Alliance for Condominium Owners Rights. This is the only group that represents condo owners in Ontario:
ontario.cafcor.org - Housing @ Real Estate and Management Degree from Guelph University:
www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/undergraduate/current/c10/c10bcomm-reh.shtml
and:
www.uoguelph.ca/hrem/program.htm - Law Society of Upper Canada (referral service for public):
http://www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=654 - BC Strata Advocate:
www.strataadvocate.ca - Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association:
www.visoa.bc.ca - A legal website's review (Ontario):
www.ontariocondolaw.com/2009/07/articles/publications-resources/new-resource-for-owners-condo-information-centre/ - Interesting and useful plumbing information:
www.3dplumbing.net/ontplumbing - Owners' Corporation Network (Australia):
www.ocn.org.au
Books
- Benoit, A. M., Joli-Coeur, Y., et Yves Papineau. 2006. Le Condo: Tout ce qu’il faut savoir. Montreal: Wilson et Lafleur.
- Gardiner, J. R. 2001. The Condominium Act, 1998 – A Practical Guide. Toronto: Canadian Condominium Institute.
- Herskowitz, H., and Freedman, M. 2001. Condominiums in Ontario: A Practical Analysis of the New Legislation. Toronto: Law Society of Upper Canada and the Ontario Bar Association.
- Hyman, G. 2008. 6th ed. Condominium Handbook (Ontario). Toronto: Canadian Condominium Institute.
- Joli-Coeur, Y., et Papineau, Y. 2007. Les coproprietes en difficulte: Constats et solutions. Montreal: Wilson et Lafleur.
- Lincoln, M. G. 1999. The Condominium Self Management Guide. 2nd ed.
- Loeb, A. 2009. 3rd ed.The Condominium Act: A User’s Manual. Toronto: Carswell.