If you missed our June 30, 2026 DHA Summer Q&A, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. In this packed episode, the DHA team goes through a variety of questions sent to us by our listeners and readers.  The topics and speakers are as follows:

1. Melinda Andrews- Enforcing Entry and Costs Recovery in Pest cases (starting at 01:15)

2. Sophie Ryder-Best Practices for Board to Support Residents with Dementia (starting at 07:51)

3. Cheryll Wood- Special Assessment (starting at 14:43)

4. Victoria Craine- Repairs & RFP (starting at 24:52)

5. Mitch Robinson- Single Family Occupancy (starting at 33:00)

6. Emily Deng- Recent Developments under the Condominium Act (starting at 31:12) 

7. Jim Davidson- Common Element Modifications & Section 98 of the Condominium Act (starting at 47:15)

8. Akshit Bhardwaj- Addressing Hoarding Concerns (starting at 51:42)

9. Simon Brick- Schedule D Explained (starting at 59:35)

10. Neha Mehta- Governance of Grab Tables in Common Element Area (starting at 1:03:12)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Simon Brick- Swimming Pools (starting at 1:16)
2. Sandra Koljuskov- Outdoor Gatherings (starting at 13:23)
3. Melinda Andrews- Records (starting at 23:01)

Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

You can find Condopedia below, and on major platforms such as Podbean, and Apple Podcasts.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Emily Deng- Duties and Obligations of Condominium Corporations with respect to Violence & Harassment (starting at 1:18)
2. Sophie Ryder- Remedying Non-Compliant & Harassment behaviour (starting at 11:33)
3. Mitch Robinson- Case Laws (starting at 17:18)

Cheryll Wood moderates the discussion. 

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1.Victoria Craine -  Statutory Obligations under Condominium Act and Occupiers' Liability Act in terms of Winter Maintenance and Repair (starting at 1:30)

2. Akshit Bhardwaj - Condominium Corporations facing legal risk (starting at 6:16)

3. Sandra Koljuskov - Winter Maintenance Contracts (starting at 15:20)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Christy Allen- Issued faced by Condominium Lawyers (starting at 1:40)

2. Cheryll Wood- Meetings and Directors (starting at 7:19)

3. Melinda Andrews - Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) and Costs (starting at 14:16)

4. Victoria Craine- Ontario's Fire Code (starting at 22:21)

5. Mitch Robinson- Access (starting at 26:24)

6. Emily Deng- Status Certificates (starting at 31:12) 

7. Dominique Mesina- Costs and Timeline for Court Claims (starting at 38:24)

8. Sandra Koljuskov- Modifications by Owners Section 98 (starting at 47:54)

9. Jessica Weick- Social Host Liability (starting at 55:15)

10. Jim Davidson- Insurance (starting at 58:21)

11. Sophie Ryder- Liens (starting at 1:01:40)

12. Akshit Bhardwaj- Modifications in Unit (starting at 1:07:30)

13. Simon Brick- Policies (starting at 1:12:27)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Cheryll Wood - Effective Approaches to Navigate Difficult Interactions at Owner's Meeting (starting at 2:10)

2. Melinda Andrews -Practical Solutions for Boards and Managers (starting at 15:01)

3. Simon Brick - Preparing for CAT or Court: Key Considerations When Disputes Escalate (starting at 32:41)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Akshit Bhardwaj- Types of Coverages and Key Considerations (starting at 1:15)

2. Sandra Kolijuskov- Detailed Explanation of Key Considerations (starting at 12:53)

3. Christy Allen- Litigation arising out of Insurable Claims, Subrogation, and Uninsured claims (starting at 29:15)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Christy Allen- Records (starting at 1:40)

2. Cheryll Wood- Meetings and Directors (starting at 10:18)

3. Melinda Andrews- Insurance (starting at 19:39)

4. Victoria Craine- Common Elements Modifications (starting at 27:47)

5. Mitch Robinson- Status Certificates (starting at 35:51)

6. Emily Deng- Rules, By-laws and Enforcement (starting at 42:46) 

7. Nicole Robinson- Reserve Fund Studies (starting at 49:37)

8. Dominique Mesina- Smoking Rules (starting at 56:15)

9. Sophie Ryder- Superintendent (starting at 1:01:40)

10. Jim Davidson- Catch-All Bucket Questions (starting at 1:07:24)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Melinda Andrews- Meeting Minutes Disputes and Best Practices (starting at 1:15).
2. Simon Brick- Nuisance and Recent Case Laws (starting at 17:08).
3. James Davidson- Dispute over Records and Recent Case Laws (starting at 20:15).

Cheryll Wood moderates this session.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Simon Brick- AGM & Elections (starting at 1:31).
2. Sophie Ryder- Access and Inspection of Units and Other Issues (starting at 12:15).
3. Victoria Craine- Record Keeping; Best Practices, Status Certificates and Litigation (starting at 20:15).

As always Nancy Houle moderates this session.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Mitch Robinson- Meeting: Planning, Registration, and Process (starting at 1:30).
2. Emily Deng- Holding the Meeting, Voting, and Scrutineering etc. (starting at 18:28).
3. Cheryll Wood- Legal Consideration and Key Case Laws (starting at 31:35).

As always Nancy Houle moderates this session.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Melinda Andrews - Introduction to Common Element Modifications (starting at 1:17) and also, Case Laws on Common Element Modifications (starting at 30:21)
2. James Davidson- Common Element changes that fall within the Board's Mandate (starting at 5:48)
3. Mitch Robinson- Common Element changes and Owners (starting at 19:46)

As always Nancy Houle moderates this session.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Melinda Andrews - Introduction to Records and Managing Requests (starting at 1:08) and also, Tips and Recommendations when dealing with Records (starting at 34:58)
2. Sophie Ryder - Key aspects of Record Keeping, obligation of the Condominium Corporation and Regulations (starting at 3:39)
3. Victoria Craine- Responding to Record Requests and Cases (starting at 10:15)

Cheryll Wood moderates this session.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

The speakers in order of presenting and their topics are: 

1. Melinda Andrews: Pets, starting at 1:40, and also Insurance/Repairs, starting at 42:45.
2. Nicole Robinson: Chargebacks, starting at 6:00.
3. Mitch Robinson: Single Family Units, starting at 14:56.
4. Dominique Mesina: Governing Documents, starting at 23:45.
5. Jim Davidson: Common Elements, starting at 32:25.
6. Christy Allen: Reserve Funds, starting at 50:12.

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We at DHA wish you all a wonderful holidays. 

1. Sophie Ryder - History of Pet Rules (starting at 1:50)
2. Cheryll Wood - Pet concerns, Request for Accommodation and Service Animals etc. (starting at 9:26)
3. Christy Allen - Jurisdictional issues and overlap between CAT & HRTO (starting at 24:55)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Akshit Bhardwaj - Overview of the CAT and its Jurisdiction (1:25)
2. Emily Deng - Decision Making Process and the Types of Decision (5:30)  
3. Mitchell Robinson - Process and Procedure (18:07)
4. Melinda Andrews - Costs and Strategies (27:50)

Cheryll Wood moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

The topics and speakers are:

1. Jessica Weick - Chargebacks (1:55)
2. Cheryll Wood - Meetings (6:15)
3. Jim Davidson - Insurance, repairs and reserve funds (10:00)
4. Dominique Mesina - EV Charging (18:55)
5. Victoria Craine - Enforcement (26:45)
6. Nicole Robinson - Pets and Rules (35:20) 
7. Rija Chaudhary - Occupancy of Units (43:30)
8. Sophie Ryder - Access to Units (49:20)
9. Emily Deng - Condominium Authority Tribunal (53:38)
10. Mitchell Robinson - Installations and Modifications (58:20)

Please stay tuned for new episodes coming up this Fall!

If you missed our May 1, 2024 Condo Crunch addressing Tarion, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:

1. Mitchell Robinson - Tarion Process (starting at 1:37)  
2. Victoria Craine - Tarion and Performance Audit (starting at 6:50)
3. Cheryll Wood - General Duties and Maintenance (starting at 16:55)
4. Emily Deng - Spring Walkaround and Repairs (starting at 28:10)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

1. Victoria Craine - Chargebacks

2. Nicole Robinson - Lien process

3. Cheryll Wood - Power of Sale

4. James Davidson - Cases

The speakers in order of presentation and their associated topics are:

1. Emily Deng (introduction - starts at 00:15)
2. Emily Deng (violence and harassment against employees - starts at 1:39)
3. Christy Allen (responding to allegations of violence and harassment - starts at 9:13)
4. Mitchell Robinson (relevant cases addressing violence and harassment - starts at 18:55)
5. Christy Allen (proactive steps and preventative action to address violence and harassment - starts at 29:58)

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

The topics and speakers are:

1. Nancy Houle moderating.

2. Jessica Weick - common element modifications, starting at 2:20.

3. Dominique Mesina - noise, starting at 9:15.

4. Emily Deng - the Condominium Authority Tribunal, starting at 17:10.

5. Cheryll Wood - charge backs and green retrofits, starting at 25:21.

6. Nicole Robinson - meetings, starting at 33:05.

7. James Davidson - reserve funds and repairs, starting at 42:00.

8. Victoria Craine - volunteers, insurance, and by-laws/rules, starting at 49:36.

9. Christy Allen - common elements, starting at 58:30.

10. Mitchell Robinson - rentals, starting at 1:09:19.

The speakers in order of presentation are:

1. Mitch Robinson (aka “Harry Potter” - starts at 1:30)
2. Victoria Craine (aka “Janet Wayne” - starts at 8:04)
3. Jim Davidson (aka “Winter Solstice” - starts at 18:32)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

The speakers in order of presentation are:

1. Jessica Weick (starts at 1:14)
2. Christy Allen (starts at 9:37)
3. Victoria Craine (starts at 20:21)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

The topics and speakers are:

1. Melinda Andrews - Rentals (1:46)
2. Cheryll Wood - Human Rights (12:00)
3. Nicole Robinson - Section 19 Issues (19:47)
4. David Lu - The CAT, Enforcement & Smoking (27:40)
5. Jessica Weick - Voting (35:08)
6. Emily Deng - Obligations and Exceptions (39:50)
7. Victoria Craine - Repairs (47:13)
8. Christy Allen - Reserve Funds (53:52) 

With this episode, we will be going on a brief hiatus for the summer, but please stay tuned for new episodes coming up this Fall! 

The speakers in order of presentation and their associated topics are:

1. Melinda Andrews (risks associated owner-volunteers – starts at 1:14)
2. Mitchell Robinson (risks associated with contractors and WSIB insurance – starts at 16:57)
3. Nicole Robinson (risks associated with superintendents – starts at 27:07)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

The speakers in order of presentation and their associated topics are:

1. Cheryll Wood (proposed changes to the Condominium Act regarding virtual and electronic meeting procedures - starts at 1:41)
2. Melinda Andrews (wrapping up winter maintenance/snow removal contracts - starts at 10:33)
3. Christy Allen (spring maintenance and summer landscaping contracts - starts at 20:36)
4. Nicole Robinson (patio furniture, barbecues, firepits, and outdoor parties - starts at 30:40)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion!

The speakers in order of presentation and their associated topics are:

1. Cheryll Wood (general information regarding condominiums and EV charging - starts at 1:40)
2. Nicole Robinson (owners installing EV chargers - starts at 10:02)
3. Emily Deng (condominium corporations installing EV chargers - starts at 18:06)
4. Jim Davidson (special considerations regarding EV charging- starts at 25:00)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our discussion about EV chargers!

The topics and speakers are:

1. Jim - introductory comments and key considerations, starting at 2:09

2. Cheryll - comments re steps to be taken once a dispute arises, starting at 15:11

3. Nicole - a review of some recent decisions, starting at 19:26

4. Victoria - potential cost consequences, starting at 33:05

This is the recording of the condo crunch that occurred on February 23rd, 2023. 

In this session, we hear from Cheryll Wood, David Lu, Jim Davidson, Melinda, Andrews, and Nicole Robinson on a variety of enforcement related issues. As usual, Nancy acts as the moderator. 

The speakers in order of presentation and their associated cases/topics are:

1. Jessica Weick (Teno v Essex Condominium Corporation No. 28: no-pets provisions and resurrecting "neglected provisions" - starts at 1:31)
2. Mitchell Robinson (Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 132 v Evans: nuisance and parking - starts at 7:16)
3. Christy Allen (Waterloo North Condominium Corporation No. 70 v Sinyard: service animals and accommodation - starts at 11:58)
4. Emily Deng (Sidhu v Peel Condominium Corporation No. 426: records requests and penalty against corporation for delay - starts at 20:30)
5. Victoria Craine (Frontenac Condominium Corporation No. 6 v McCauley: corporation's rights independent of landlord's rights and the Landlord and Tenant Board - starts at 27:58)

As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.

We hope you enjoy our "Condo Case Catch-Up!"

The speakers in order of presenting and their topics are: 

1. Melinda Andrews: Noise/short term rentals
2. Emily Deng: Condominium Records
3. Jessica Weick: Governance issues
4. Jim Davidson: Insurance issues
5. Victoria Craine: Dealing with difficult residents
6. David Lu: EV charging stations at condominiums 
7. Cheryll Wood: Templates/Precedent documents and Bitcoin at condominiums
8. Christy Allen: Tarion and building defect issues 

As normal, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We at DHA wish you all a wonderful holidays. 

In this latest installment Emily, Melinda, and Victoria discuss issues related to the jurisdiction of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “CAT”), updates on some of the latest developments at the tribunal, and some other tips on this topic.

The episode was recorded on October 20, 2022

In this latest episode, David, Jessica, Cheryll and Emily discuss various issues and tips related to owner's meetings. This is a recording of the condo crunch which occurred on September 22, 2022. 

During Cheryll's presentation, a meeting checklist was presented. This meeting checklist is now available for download if you go to dhacondolaw.ca and find the accompanying blog post. 

Our team answered questions on the following topics:

• Smoking; 
• Insurance and Reserve Funds;
• Electric Vehicle charging Stations;
• Board Decision Making;
• Tarion related issues; and
• Requests for Records. 

We also announced the winner of our podcast contest at this event. 

Stay tuned for more episodes of Condopedia!! 

Thanks to all the listeners who has listened to every episode in this mini-series. Be on the look out for the final question for the contest! 

The speakers were: 

1. Jessica Weick: call to order, confirmation of scrutineer, confirmation of notice, and confirmation of quorum, and related key issues.
2. Victoria Craine: common mishaps for proxies, AGM minutes, and audited financial statements
3. Emily Deng - Elections and various voting issues that may arise.

Be sure to stay tuned for the next episode in this mini-series! 

Being the first episode of a four part series, the discussions touch on the topic more generally but is a primer for a more detailed discussion on specific Tarion topics that are to be discussed in upcoming episodes. So be on the look out for the 2nd episode of this series!

The topic of discussion was items to consider when dealing with possible building defect claims. The discussion was divided up as follows:

1. David discussed administrative considerations; 
2. Victoria discussed issues related to insurance; and
3. Christy dealt with considerations relating to limitation period issues.

As usual, Nancy was the host, keeping everyone on track. We have a bunch of content coming up this year so stay tuned! 

The topics and speakers are:

1. Nancy - by-laws, starting at 2:36
2. Cheryll - Rogue Owners and Directors, starting at 10:16
3. Melinda - Smoking, starting at 19:10 
4. Mohiminol - the CAT... and those Dogs, starting at 25:50
5. Jessica - Access issues, condos and police, starting at 37:13
6. David - Budget and Surpluses, starting at 44:32
7. Emily - Status Certificates, starting at 51:05

There's some other goodies and trinkets within the episode, including info on a potential announcement embedded within the episode. But you will just have to listen to the recording to hear more. 

Happy Holidays from all of us at DHA. 

1. Timeframe for prompt payment - David Lu, starting at 2:15 
2. Key issues relating to the adjudication process built into the prompt payment regime - Christy Allen, starting at 11:00. 
3. What if the owner doesn't want to make payment to the contractor, what are some bases, and related tricky issues, Jim Davidson, starting at 21:56. 

As usual, Nancy hosts this discussion designed to provide a high level overview of the subjects. 

1. Jim talks about tendering construction contracts, an introduction and overall summary of the subject at 1:46

2. David then talks about some key provisions to be mindful of in CCDCs: 16:57

3. Christy finishes things off this time with a discussion on indemnification and insurance provisions: 33:41

Make sure to follow our social feeds and website for more info about Part II! You can register for the live session that is happening on October 29 here. 

1. Jim Davidson - reserve funds/investments: 1:58 
2. Jessica Weick - liens/condo amalgamation/alterations to common elements: 9:20
3. Emily Deng - directors: 15:28
4. Mohiminol Khandaker - Enforcement: 21:10
5. Cheryll Wood - Meetings: 31: 02
6. Victoria Craine - Insurance: 40:51
7. David Lu - by-laws/rules: 49:01

Another Q&A session is coming in the Fall! Condo Crunch sessions are also upcoming. 

1. Jessica talks about changes to declarations at 2:58

2. Jim talks about changes to a corporation's by-laws at 8:28 

3.Melinda talks about changes to rules and policies 22:54

As for Jim's slides, those can be found here. 

Find our latest episode of Condopedia on our website and on major platforms such as Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts , Stitcher, and many other platforms!

1. Victoria's comments about common element modifications by condominiums: 1:43

2. Emily provides some examples: 9:37

3. Jessica's comments on common element modifications by owners: 12:06

4. Emily provides some examples: 15:47

5. Nancy's closing comments on changes to common elements: 19:19

These condo crunches are live and are held about a month apart. If you miss them though, you can always catch em here at Condopedia. 

Links to items that Jim mentions in his presentation:

1. Matters that involve owner involvement: https://dhacondolaw.ca/condo-law-news/follow-up-to-condo-crunch-matters-that-require-owner-involvement/ 

2. Case dealing with Bad Faith, Ballingall v CCC 111: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2015/2015onsc2484/2015onsc2484.pdf 

3. Case stating that Board Members generally not personally liable for their actions as Board Members, Matlock v OCSCC 815: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2021/2021onsc390/2021onsc390.pdf 

The noise case that Mohiminol mentions, Mohamoud v Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 25: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2021/2021onca191/2021onca191.pdf 

The blog with the questions and answers that were dealt with when the technical difficulties occured is here: https://dhacondolaw.ca/condo-law-news/dha-qa-condo-communications/ 

The published decisions on Canlii (as of date of publishing this episode) regarding the proceeding between The Owners, Strata Plan VR 812 and Emily Yu are: 2017 BCCRT 82, 2018 BCSC 2439, 2019 BCSC 693, 2019 BCSC 2340. 

As indicated in the episode, we will touch on the topics of costs and mediation/arbitration in future episodes! 

Timestamp of questions are as follows:

1. Smoking infiltration/migration - Victoria: 5:01
2. Noise - Melinda: 11:40
3. Enforcement - Mohiminol: 16:12
4. Meeting/Voting & Financial Statements - Cheryll 23:29
5. Reserve Funds - Jim: 26:46
6. "Difficult" Residents - Emily: 31:03
7. Fees for rental units - Nicole: 37:11
8. Liens - Jessica - 39:46
9. Updating Declarations - Jim: 44:20
10. Playing Christmas music in the PA/Announcement system - David: 50:26
11. Corporate Records - Christy: 55:54

Wishing everyone a happy holidays from all of us at DHA 

You can find more info on Mo here: https://davidsoncondolaw.ca/lawyers/mohiminol-khandaker/ 

You can find more info about Jim here: https://davidsoncondolaw.ca/lawyers/jim-davidson/ 

Lastly, this episode is available on Youtube as a video as we shared some tips through share screen, so be sure to check that out as well!

All content is for information purposes only and is not legal advice or opinion.

1. Introductory remarks by Jim, overall theme and issues to consider during this time - 3:01
2. Financial issues: what should the Board do with requests for condo/parking fee deferments? - Cheryll at 13:53
3. Status Certificates: Should there be a "blanket" statement included on them? - Cheryll at 17:57
4. Deliveries: What should the condominium do about deliveries? - Victoria at 22:05
5. Quarantine and Self Isolation: Can a condominium police mandated self-isolation? - Christy at 25:32
6. Volunteers: What should condominiums do with volunteer initiatives during this time? - David at 36:15 
7. Reporting and Communicating: Should a board notify residents if there is a positive case in the building? - Emily at 43:41
8. Maintenance and Repair: Should annual fire inspections be conducted during this time? - Melinda at 47:42
9. Guests: should they be allowed in condo buildings? - Mo at 55:55

Q&A specific questions

1. What should the protocol be should there be a fire emergency required during the Covid-19 situation? - 1:00:39
2. Would real estate agents be considered an essential service? - 1:02:38
3. What about move-ins and move-outs? - 1:03:35
4. Is perimeter fencing considered essential work? - 1:05:43

All content is for information purposes only and is not legal advice or opinion.

For specific sections, please see below:

1. Maintenance and Landscaping - Melinda at 5:58,
2. Contracts and payments - Jessica at 16:09,
3. Renovations, common elements - Emily at 22:07, 
4. Renovations, units - Victoria at 27:32,
5. Limits on disclosure of medical information - David at 32:37,
6. Electronic meetings - Jim at 37:46,
7. Closure/removal of amenities - Mo at 47:00,
8. Status Certificates - Cheryll at 51:43,
9. Enforcement issues - Christy at 56:20

All content is for information purposes only and is not legal advice or opinion.