What’s Better: Outsourced Or In House Accounting For Condo Boards?
There are many reasons condo boards decide to keep their accounting in-house. But is this really the best ...
The Truth About Whether It’s Ever Okay For Condo Boards To Defer Capital Work
With the cost of inflation presenting financial strain for even the healthiest reserve funds, your condo board might ...
How to Use a Decarbonization Roadmap to Improve Condo Board Planning
A decarbonization roadmap is a guide to achieving targeted reductions in greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Here we explain ...
The Most Important Insights Condo Boards Can Gain From the 2024 National Accessibility Survey
Creating a condo community that meets the diverse needs of your residents must include those living with disabilities. ...
The Important Condo Board Role In Heritage Building Stewardship
As a condo board member of a heritage building, you play a critical role in maintaining the historical ...
What every condo board should know about the CAOs’ reserve fund report
In 2023, the Condo Authority of Ontario (CAO) surveyed condo corporations and owners to gain insights into the ...
5 Ways Your Condo Board Can Achieve a Better Life/work Balance in 2025
Condo board members often struggle to manage a full-time job along with their board duties. This leaves little ...
How Condo Boards Keep Things Moving with Stack Cleaning
Condo apartment plumbing systems rely on shared “stacks” that carry wastewater and sewage from condo units to the ...
How To Use The WELL Standard To Inspire Your Condo Board Capital Projects
The WELL standard is a road map created to promote wellness for building occupants. Until recently, it has ...
What Every Condo Board Needs to Know About PICs Right Now
Periodic Information Certificates (PICs) are semi-annual condominium reports required by Ontario’s Condo Act. Here we look at what ...
Here’s What Happens When Condo Boards Invest In Succession Planning
Succession planning is the best strategy to prepare your condo board for inevitable director turnover. Here’s what happens ...
What Every Condo Board Should Know About Poor Plumbing Maintenance
Here’s six things your condo board should know about poor plumbing maintenance to avoid water damage and plumbing ...
Is AI Really The Future Of Condo Property Management?
It seems the world has developed a love-hate relationship with AI. As each industry tries to find uses ...
What Every Condo Board Should Know About Smart Window Technology
Smart window technology helps manage privacy, light and energy efficiency using responsive films and AI. Here we share ...
Responsible Waste Management Practices Every Condo Board Needs Right Now
Despite overall residential waste production declining in Ontario, the province produced 3.8 million tonnes in 2020. As a ...
How the Aggressive Government Housing Plan Impacts Property Management
The competition to find an effective property manager in Toronto is teetering on a crisis as government housing ...
Inflation: How to Prepare for 2024 Reserve Fund Study Sticker Shock
Construction inflation is putting pressure on condo boards to find strategies to make up for significant cost increases ...
Damage That Will Make Your Condo Board Wish They Inspected More Often – Part II
In this two-part series we look at critical exterior condo inspections that help avoid costly damage and replacements. ...
Top Tips to Onboard New Condo Board Members for Success
New condo board members often face an uphill battle learning the ropes and understanding their directive. As volunteers ...
The One Critical Skill Setting Outstanding Property Managers from the Rest
Although condo property management is a licenced profession, many condo boards seek property managers with supporting MBAs. While ...
How Internet Access Resilience Reduces Risks of Buggy TO Condo Connections
If the Rogers outage of 2022 taught us anything, it’s that internet access is viewed as an essential ...
Inflation: How to Prepare for 2025 Reserve Fund Study Sticker Shock
Construction inflation is putting pressure on condo boards to find strategies to make up for significant cost increases ...
I Quit! How to Gain Control of Condo Board Member Churn
Ongoing board member resignations can cause operational disruptions, interfering with your board’s efficiency and effectiveness. However, you can ...
What Every Condo Corporation Should Know About Free TAF Support
The Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF) is a non-profit agency helping the cities of Toronto and Hamilton (GTHA) meet ...
Not on My Watch: Security Tips for Condo Boards
Your condo board has a responsibility to take reasonable measures to keep the property and residents safe. Here ...
Damage That Will Make Your Condo Board Wish They Inspected More Often – Part II
In this two-part series we look at critical exterior condo inspections that help avoid costly damage and replacements. ...
Exterior Damage That Will Make Your Condo Board Wish They Inspected More Often – Part I
Discovering exterior and hidden damage in the early stages is a crucial step in effective preventative maintenance plans. ...
How to Prepare Your Condo Board for Toronto’s 2040 Net Zero Deadline
Toronto’s 2040 Net Zero deadline calls for retrofit strategies that go beyond traditional cost- benefit calculations. Here we ...
The Top Lessons Condo Boards Learned in 2023
Every year your condo community and its management learn from mistakes and triumphs that help inform your decisions ...
How Condo Board Management of “Nuisance Alarms” Saves Money
Nuisance alarms are not just inconvenient. They can have long lasting repercussions that can lead not only to ...
Why Your Condo Board Must Include Residents In Fire Safety Plans
High-rise buildings in Ontario require fire safety plans under section 2.8 of the Ontario Fire Code. As a ...
How to Keep Your Condo Parking Scalable for Increasing EV Demand – Part 2
In Part 1 of our series, we reviewed the importance of understanding your capacity, establishing an advisory committee, ...
How to Keep Your Condo Parking Scalable for Increasing EV Demand – Part 1
The Government of Canada’s new regulations have targeted 2026 for one-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs, and light ...
Spotlight On Condo Window Replacement With Useful Tips For Success
The windows of your condo property impact the building's aesthetics, energy efficiency, and water/air tightness. When your condo ...
Every Condo Board’s Guide to Ontario’s Complicated Building Permit Process
Your condo board has a tough enough learning curve without trying to understand the complicated building permit process. ...
Does Your Condo Board Know About Following Proper Tendering Process?
Finding the right contractor for your condo corporation’s renovation projects is not an easy task. In fact, your ...
5 Eye-opening Ways to Modernize Tired Old Condo Buildings
Condo buildings start to lose appeal and value the moment they look tired and old. However, your condo ...
Money-Saving Building Restoration Tips Every Condo Board Should Know
Exterior building restoration is a capital project requiring careful budgeting. However, where many condo boards go wrong is ...
Building Restoration: Does Your Condo Board Know Who Does What?
When your condo board is about to embark on a building restoration project, you want to have the ...
Every Condo Board’s Guide to the Cost Proportions for their Corporation
Let's talk cost proportions for your condo corporation's expenses. The monthly common element fees (CEF) your condo board ...
What are the Core Responsibilities Involved in Managing A Condo Corporation vs. Administration?
The title “Condo Manager” can be misleading. While one condo corporation might hire a Condo Manager to oversee ...
Condo Life Stages: What Makes Buildings Vulnerable at Each Life Stage
Condo buildings go through five life stages, each with its own vulnerabilities. Here, we look at what makes ...
What’s a Healthy Reserve Fund?
Your condo reserve fund sets aside money for non-routine repairs and replacements. However, if your board isn’t careful, ...
3 Hidden Condo Damages Every Board Should Know About
Your building envelope is susceptible to direct and indirect damage. Direct damage is obvious and occurs to the ...
How Building Envelope Inspections Can Save Your Condo Board Money
Assessments play an essential role in preventive maintenance plans. You can take your assessments to the next level ...
The Reserve Fund Planning Challenges All High-Rise Condo Boards Need to Know About
With more and more Toronto condo towers reaching over 40 storeys, condo boards need to understand the challenges ...
Debunking Common Exterior Building Restoration Myths for New Condo Board Members
Congratulations on your new position as a condo board member! While you might be excited about your new ...
Why Your Condo Board Should Consult with a Building Envelope Expert Before Exterior Renos
Your condo’s building envelope includes the exterior walls, foundations, roof, windows, and doors. The envelope protects your interiors ...
Top Condo Board Tips to Fairly and Effectively Manage Maintenance Requests and Repairs
Your condo board is constantly receiving maintenance and repair requests from condo owners. If you need help prioritizing ...
4 Frequently Overlooked Details When Managing Shared Amenities In Condos
Effective management of shared amenities can often focus too much on cleaning and maintenance. Here we look at ...
Understanding the Role of the Condo Board in Enforcing Rules and Bylaws
Condo boards ensure all residents and board members comply with the Condo Act and the condo’s governing documents. ...
The Importance of Insurance for Condominium Corporations
According to the Ontario Condo Act, condo corporations “shall cover the replacement cost of the property damaged by ...
Strategies For Dealing With Difficult Condo Owners
As a condo board member, you are responsible for ensuring all owners are treated equally and fairly while ...
Condo Boards! Focus on these 3 Things to Create a Healthy Condo Budget for Your Corporation
Here we offer tips to help your condo board create an effective condo budget by focusing on 1) ...
Understanding Your 4 Most Important Condo Corporation Financial Statements
When your condo board receives your corporation’s financial statements, it helps to understand what reports provide the best ...
How Your Board Can Ace Project Management with These Condo Renovation Strategies
Condo renovations can become nightmares when condo boards fail to manage the project effectively. However, your board can ...
4 Business Innovations for Condos
Every year technology introduces new ways to improve business operations. These improvements don’t always have to be industry ...
Special Assessment vs. Condo Corporation Loans: Which is Really Best for Your Condo Board?
When your condo board requires immediate funds to cover an unexpected expense, you have two choices: 1) A ...
How Well Does Your Condo Board Understand the New TSSA Elevator Oversight Protocols?
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) of Ontario’s new oversight regime shortens the repair time to fix ...
10 Ways Your Condo Board Can Beat the Odds and Get Enough Insurance
The condominium corporation insurance market is experiencing a watershed moment as more insurers remove condo insurance from their ...
Finding the Best Property Management Company for Your Condo Corporation from Day 1
Managing a new-build condo is a significant responsibility. However, hiring a licensed condo property management company ensures your ...
How, why, and when is the right time for Condo Boards to implement new policies?
Your condo corporation’s policies ensure your board meets your obligations. However, because the Condo Act does not refer ...
5 Telltale Signs Your Condo Isn’t Managed Properly
Proper condo management ensures both the physical and financial health of the condo corporation is protected. Here we ...
7 Innovative Ways Your Condo Board Can Greatly Improve the Safety of Your Condo
Crime in condo towers tends to occur in common areas, including garages, elevators, hallways, and stairwells. These areas ...
What’s a Condo Communication Strategy, and Should You Have One?
A condo communication strategy creates trust between the board, residents, and property management. It ensures transparency for all ...
5 Simple Condo Management Cost-Saving Opportunities Sure To Future-Proof Your Condo Finances
Condo management calls for smart budgeting to maintain strong financial health. Here we look at five condo management ...
Every Condo Board’s Guide to the Proportions of Costs for their Condo Corporation
The monthly common element fees (CEF) your condo board collects come with an obligation to your unit owners. ...
Roof Replacement: How to Know When Your Condo Board Needs to Invest in a New Roof
Preventative maintenance plans and ongoing repairs help keep your roof in good condition. However, there will come a ...
The Most Important Facts About Sexual Harassment in Condos
Boards of directors in condo corporations face two potential challenges when it comes to sexual harassment in condos: ...
Ways an Experienced Property Management Company Can Lower Condo Maintenance Fees for Its Owners
Monthly maintenance fees can indirectly effect condo property values. High fees can often discourage buyers, which decreases demand ...
Understanding How The New Construction Act Affects Your Condo Board
If you condo board was overwhelmed with the challenges of the pandemic in 2020, you might have missed ...
Why Your Condo Board Is Missing The Boat Without A Preventative Maintenance Plan
Preventative maintenance plans allow your condo board to shift from short-term repairs to long-term improvements. While you still ...
The most cost-effective upgrades to make your condo building more resilient this winter
Resilient buildings hold up to major damage caused by catastrophic weather conditions. With climate change wreaking havoc on ...
The Condo Noise Conundrum: What Boards Need to do when Noise Complaints are Valid
Noise is very subjective. What is barely audible to one person, can be barely tolerable to another. As ...
Top gains condo boards have when they outsource accounting function to a property manager
Condo boards face ongoing challenges as volunteers. No doubt you are fully committed to your role and responsibilities. ...
How to Know if Your Condo Management Company is Legit
Did you know that condo management companies cannot provide services in Ontario without the proper license from the ...
How To Master Reserve Fund Study Management For Success
A good reserve fund study is one of the best financial predictive tools at your disposal. However, if ...
Is condo suite metering right for your condo board?
Suite or sub-metering provides residents with their own electricity measurement. As a result, they pay only for the ...
How To Make Your Condo More Cycling Friendly
In Toronto cycling is one of the fastest-growing modes of transportation. In fact in the downtown core 15 ...
How to Create A Lobby Redesign Everyone Will Love
Condo lobby makeovers are likely to cause some ripples, if not out and out tidal waves when not ...
Does your condo board outsource HR? Maybe it should.
Often condo boards oversee a team employed by the condo corporation. However, when the entire board is involved ...
How to overcome common condo balcony issues
While condo balconies provide additional space to residents, they can also pose additional headaches for condo boards. Because ...
How To Improve Condo Board/Management Relationships For Effectiveness
How you interact with your property management company impacts your relationship. Here we offer tips on how to ...
The Most Common Condo Board HR Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
HR mistakes can contribute to staff turnover and disrupt day to day property operations. Here we look at ...
How To Help Boards Avoid Condo Envelope Upgrade Disasters
Your condo envelope offers long-term exterior protection contributing to heat retention and energy efficiency. When it comes time ...
How Renovation Agreement Reviews Can Help Reduce Noise Issues for Your Condo Board
Having noise issues in your condo? Suspended ceilings in residential buildings help absorb sounds and reduce vibrations. Unfortunately, ...
How To Mitigate Risk For Condo Water Damage
Water leaks originating from an owner’s unit can be catastrophic. Leaks can affect multiple units, as well as ...
6 Ways to Reduce Condo Maintenance Fees With an Experienced Management Company
Raising your condo maintenance fees is one of the toughest calls your condo board makes. If you are ...
How To Improve Condo Efficiencies And Community With Data Driven Decisions
Data-based decisions use factual input to improve both condo efficiencies and the community. Here’s how your board can ...
A Board’s Ultimate Guide To Condo Parking Garages
Your condo parking garage has structural and water management components requiring maintenance. Understanding the most common components makes ...
5 Elements of Design Every Condo Board Needs to Add To Their Common Area Makeover
When planning a common area makeover in your condo, condo boards should focus not on interior design details, ...
Condo Crime: Why Condo Boards Need to Keep Their Eyes on Local Crime
Although condo crime - as in apartment break-ins - is 60% less common than townhouse complexes, condo common ...
The 3 Most Valuable Contributors To Successful Water Conservation In Your Condo
Creating a water conservation plan can help reduce costs. However, it takes a village to contribute to effective ...
What the Mental Health Index Tells Condo Boards About Work-Related Mental Health Issues
The psychological health of your board members and property management team plays an important role in your effectiveness. ...
How Embracing 15-minute City Principles Helps Create a Sustainable, Happier, Healthier Condo Community
The 15-minute city is an organizing principle for urban development. City neighbourhoods become self-sustaining using the principles. As ...
Bill 27: How the New Disconnect Policy Can Impact Condo Board Responsiveness
If your condo board is like many, you created a hybrid work environment during the pandemic. However, the ...
Poor Etiquette in Condo Boards: How this could be your Downfall
Today’s diverse communities require hypersensitivity for proper etiquette. In fact, a lack of etiquette or poor etiquette in ...
Weather-Related Catastrophes: How Condo Boards can Minimize Risk
Weather-related catastrophes have property managers in Ontario on edge. Climate change continues to increase the risk of flooding, ...
How Condo Boards Can Help Staff Work Smarter and Leaner in 2022
The pandemic forced condo management teams into hybrid or remote work environments. As a result many struggle with ...
Condo Trends: The 5 Hottest Trends for Condo Boards
Condo boards can look to changing condo trends to help maintain efficient, cost-effective industry best practices. Here we ...
The Tough Lessons Condo Boards Learned in 2021
We all learned some tough lessons in 2021, many driven by the pandemic. The end of each year ...
The Top Wins For Condo Boards That Outsource Administrative Management Function
Outsourcing administrative work provides a direct route to improved efficiencies for your condo board. When you outsource your ...
Inclusive Condos: How to Keep Holiday Decorations Inclusive Yet Festive
Time for holiday decorations in your condo? In a country rich with different cultures and traditions, show awareness, ...
How to Keep Condo Owners Happy with Stellar Winter Maintenance
Nothing makes condo owners happier than seeing their hard-earned dollars at work. When you ensure your winter maintenance ...
The 4 Most Revealing KPIs Every Condo Board Should Track To Avoid Disaster
The financial and physical health of your condo depends on your board’s management. One of the basic management ...
Spotlight: Fraud & Crime in Condos (CPO Management Inc. Featured in ACMO’s Condominium Manager Magazine
Check out our latest feature in the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO) Condominium Manager magazine - ...
5 Important Things Florida’s Surfside Condo Collapse Has Taught Boards
Florida’s Champlain Towers’ south condo collapse is a scenario all condo boards dread. Yet, lost life due to ...
Irrigation in Condos: 5 Ways Water Smart Irrigation Assessments Saves Money
Inefficiencies in water irrigation systems in condos can lead to costly water waste. Therefore your board needs to ...
What Boards Need to know About the Condo Guide
As of January 1, 2021 condo developers must provide the new Condo Guide to purchasers of residential new ...
Breaking Down Costs Of Poor Communication For Condo Boards
The efforts to maintain effective communication between condo boards and owners can take up a lot of time. ...
Property Managers: Just Washing Surfaces? What About Air Quality in Condos?
With the arrival of the pandemic, condo protocols focused on cleaning surfaces. This overlooked a far more dangerous ...
COVID Impact on Condos: 5 Unexpected Ways it Interfered with Board’s Plans
COVID impact on condos has been felt throughout the GTA and beyond. Many condo boards could find the ...
Best Strategies For Condos Post-Pandemic Workforce Transition
In our blog How to Be Prepared for the Post COVID Workplace, we explained how to create the ...
Condo Insurance: Why Now Is The Time Boards to Plan For Insurance Challenges
As more buildings in the GTA age, the risk for major issues such as water damage rises. Here ...
How To Avoid Mistakes When Reopening Condo Amenities
While the entire city of Toronto lets out a collective sigh of relief as restrictions ease, your condo ...
How To Be Prepared for The Post COVID Workforce
Wondering what your condo workforce will look like post COVID? Here we offer tips for creating a hybrid ...
Your Condo Board’s Easy Overview of Deep Retrofits
Deep energy retrofits can save your condo as much as 60% or more on energy costs. Here’s an ...
Find The Best Reserve Fund Study Provider for your Condo
Reserve Fund Studies provide important guidance for your board’s financing and maintenance plans. As such, you want to ...
How To Keep On Top Of Your Condo’s Garage Maintenance
If your condo’s parking garage is over 20-years old, you should develop a five-year schedule for condition assessments. ...
Condo Community Garden: How to Avoid Unexpected Challenges
A trend toward urban agriculture and condo gardens is opening up new concepts for condo designers. It’s also ...
Energy Retrofit – Condo’s Guide to Energy Efficiency
Energy-efficiency retrofits are meant to upgrade your property’s energy-consuming systems. In order to meet the needs of varying ...
A Condo Board’s Guide To The Value For Money Audit
The Value for Money Audit was conducted by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. The survey was ...
10 Things Condo Boards Should Know about Smoking Complaints
Smoking complaints - they happen in every condo. The question of smoking in condos continues to fuel the ...
Five Important Fire Safety Facts Condo Boards Should Know
Fire safety in condos is key. Which means condo boards should know the minimum requirements for fire safety ...
How To Use Reserve Fund Planning To Avoid Underfunding
You would think regular reserve fund studies help condo boards avoid underfunding their reserve funds. However, many boards ...
Why Energy Efficiency is Critical to Reserve Fund Studies
Reserve fund studies provide a great opportunity to find upgrade projects for your condo corporation that also reduce ...
The Important Role Condo Boards Play in Property Value
According to the Toronto Real Estate Board, 2020 third quarter condo resales increased by 10.5 percent in the ...
How Looking Beyond 30 Years Improved Reserve Fund Study
Reserve fund study considers the life span of each component in a condo development. This helps condo boards ...
Status certificate red flags and how to avoid them
Your condo status certificate is reviewed by the lawyers of potential buyers. A healthy certificate encourages people to ...
Elevate Your Condo Concierge Service & Improve Resident Relations
A condo concierge service provider has a difficult job. While most serve as a monitor for the comings ...
Top Five Condo Lawsuits and How to Avoid Them
Condo owner disputes happen. And it can happen in any condo. Though when not properly handled, they can ...
What Condo Boards Should Know About New Short-Term Rental Laws
Most condo boards followed the ongoing struggle between “ghost hotels” operating through services such as Airbnb and housing ...
How Condo Boards Can Successfully Introduce New Pet Bylaws
As pet owners, we love our pets. As a result, introducing new pet bylaws to pet owners can ...
NEWS SPOTLIGHT: CPO Management Inc. featured in ACMO’s Condominium Manager Magazine
Check out our latest feature in the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO) Condominium Manager magazine, where ...
Important Facts Every Condo Board Should Know About the Online Dispute Resolution System CAT
The moment your condo board encounters an owner dispute - you want a resolution pronto. Conflict and disagreements ...
What Condo Boards Need to Know About the New CAO Disputes Policy
Great news for condo communities in the GTA. The new CAO disputes policy has made it easier to ...
Condo Winter Maintenance: The HOW-TO Guide
Nothing makes condo owners happier than seeing their hard-earned dollars at work. When you ensure your condo winter ...
Toronto Condo Elevator Crisis And How To Manage It
Condo corporations are under the gun as complaints of broken elevators rise. However, a shortage of trained elevator ...
5 Critical Property Management Trends You Need To Know in 2021
The way COVID-19 affected Toronto property managers showed us all how important responsive management is in the industry. ...
Green Living: The Best Green Trends for Condos in 2021
Is your condo green? Want to jump on the bandwagon of green living? Many condo boards are pressured ...
Condo Board Affairs: How to Avoid Unexpected Holiday Issues
The holidays can present unexpected issues difficult for a condo board to resolve. However, with a little planning ...
Condo Holiday Decoration Rules for the Residents
And just like that, Halloween decor is out. Winter holiday decoration is in. But interestingly, many condo residents ...
How to Manage Condo Owner-Requisitioned Meetings
Owner-requisitioned meetings are called by the owners of the condo corporation. They can catch your board unawares, as ...
Condo Boards Burnout: Strategies to Avoid It
Condo boards are often the unsung heroes of the condo community. They step up to bat to help ...
How to Create an Awesome Condo Welcome Package
To help new residents settle into a new condo community, the board of directors can do something to ...
How Condo Committees Increase Your Board’s Productivity
When condo boards become overtaxed, it makes it difficult to remain productive. As a result, many important tasks ...
How to Encourage More Volunteers to Assist Condo Boards
Volunteering as a condo board member can be exhausting. The amount of work required tends to be more ...
Most Common Condo Board Mistakes to Avoid
As a condo board member, your job is tough. You need to represent your community while not letting ...
How to Ace Condo Communication with Social Media
When condo boards strike the right notes in their communication it can really help build a happier, more ...
How to Cope with Mental Health in Condos
One in five Canadians over the age of 18 will face mental health issues or mental illness in ...
Energy Waste in Condos: How to Fix the Top Inefficiencies
When Ontario introduced its Energy & Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) regulation it was a wakeup call to ...
How Boards and Property Management Companies in Toronto Can Build Better, Happier Condo Communities
Condo boards and property management companies in Toronto all want a better community for their residents, without infringing ...
What Condo Boards Need to Know About Stage 3 Reopening Now
Now that Ontario has entered Stage 3 reopening, it will be interesting to see how well we all ...
How to Overcome Language Barriers in Condos
Communication is key when living in a condo community. Board members and residents must use effective communication. However, ...
How to Cultivate an Inclusive and Cooperative Environment
Today community diversity is more relevant than ever. Organizations that encourage employee contribution create a cooperative and inclusive ...
What Condo Boards Should Know About Special Assessments
Special assessments are a condo owner’s worst nightmare. The assessment presents an extra charge on top of monthly ...
What You Need to Know About A Condo Reserve Fund
One of the most important aspects of a condo board’s responsibilities is managing financials. This can be a ...
How condo property management companies can identify the need for urgent repairs during COVID-19.
With self-isolation rules in place, your condo complex is working at full occupancy. That means residents might start ...
COVID-19: How Boards and Property Management Companies in Toronto Can Protect the Most Vulnerable Residents
Condo maintenance became a lot more challenging with the arrival of COVID-19. The City of Toronto calls for ...
How to Run Great Virtual Meetings as Condo Property Management
In April 2020, Ontario Regulation 107/20 was amended to accommodate changes during the Covid-19 pandemic. This affects condo ...
How to Register Liens for Unpaid Condo CEFs
Understand why registering liens is critical to the health of your condo corporation The Common Expenses Fee (CEFs) ...
Potential Solutions for Condos Deferring CEFs
As a condo owner who's been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, you might be looking to reduce your ...
How to maintain essential services in a condo during COVID-19
The Ontario Government has issued an order for the closure of all non-essential workplaces during the COVID-19 crisis. ...
COVID-19: How to introduce an electronic means bylaw for condos
The current situation and the social distancing rules makes it difficult for condominium boards and corporations to remain ...
COVID-19: Why condo corporations must continue to collect CEFs
As the coronavirus crisis continues, your condo corporation could come toe to toe with owners who feel that ...
Effective condo management during COVID-19 period
As Ontario remains in almost full shutdown mode, condo management services have been deemed an essential service by ...
Three COVID-19 facts all Property Managers need to know
As the City of Toronto extends its self-isolation initiatives, people living and working in condo communities are facing ...
COVID-19 UPDATE: What Condo Managers and Boards Should Know About Coronavirus
Although the coronavirus seems to be spreading at a slower pace in Canada, it is important to remember ...
New Airbnb Rules for Toronto Condos
When the infamous video of a young woman throwing a chair off an Airbnb balcony emerged last year, ...
What You Need to Know About Condo Board Elections
Condo board elections take a lot of thought and consideration to ensure the board of directors is productive ...
What do I need to know about Coronavirus today?
With the initial news that the deadly coronavirus was spreading in China, many Toronto residents couldn’t help but ...
Conflict Resolution Strategies for a Condo Board
Conflict between a Condo Board of Directors and residents is more common than you'd think. With so many ...
Reserve Fund Study for condos
Everything you need to know about reserve fund study. Whether you sit on a condo board of directors ...
Self-managed condos vs. hiring property management
Should you hire a property management company or can you manage your condo as a corporation? Looking for ...
How to pick a property management company for your condo
Choosing the right property management company for your condo is one of the key decisions a condo board ...
What does Board of Directors in a condo do?
The role and responsibilities of the Board in a condo corporation in the GTA If you are considering ...
