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The holiday season is fast approaching and we would like to wish
all members of the board and property management a safe and happy
holidays. We would also like to remind you of a fast approaching
deadline.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
("AODA") became law in 2005, and is intended to
implement and enforce mandatory accessibility standards in Ontario,
with the goal of increasing access to goods or services for
individuals with disabilities. Under the AODA, the Ontario
government will create mandatory standards in five (5) key areas,
including:
Customer Service
Information and Communications
Employment
Transportation
Built Environment
The Customer Service Standard deals with the customer service
aspects of offering goods or services to customers (being owners,
residents, guests, visitors, etc.), the public and third parties
who have various disabilities. In our opinion, condominium
corporations provide goods or services and must comply with this
standard. Organizations must comply with the Customer Service
Standard by January 1, 2012. As a result, a policy must be created
and numerous other requirements must be followed. There are other
standards that condominium corporations must comply with however,
most of these do not come into force until a later date. Please
contact us if you require more information on the Customer Service
Standard (and the accompanying policy) or any other standards that
condominium corporations must comply with as of January 1, 2012,
and thereafter.
In addition, we would like to advise our clients that we have
recently revised our rules precedent and numerous policies. We find
that most corporations rules' do not have provisions relating
to harassment, hoarding and other re-occurring issues. As a result,
condominium corporations cannot effectively respond to these
issues. Our new comprehensive rules precedent will enable
corporations to effectively respond to the above-noted issues and
others.
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guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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When purchasing a home, the purchaser should be aware that the doctrine of "Caveat Emptor" or "let the buyer beware" generally applies to the sale of a property.
Roof repairs. Asbestos removal. Window replacements. When a British Columbia landlord faces repairs or renovations in a rental building, the decision to evict an existing tenant to conduct the repairs or renovations can be difficult.
The Ministry of Infrastructure for the Province of Ontario issued a consultation paper entitled "Revitalizing Forfeited Corporate Property" in October 2012, setting out a wide variety of possible changes to the existing system governing the forfeiture, disposition, management and sale of property of dissolved corporations in Ontario.
Following a recent case, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released "Parsons Precast Inc. v. Sbrissa", another decision involving a landlord and tenant fighting over the cost of parking lot work.
