The right to privacy in a Condominium’s Common Area is an interesting question that was addressed at the Ontario Appeals Court recently.

Read about it here and a more in-depth write up here.

Water is fast becoming the largest threat to the comfort and financial strength of condominium buildings. There are thing you can do to minimize the dangers of water, especially as the temperatures are dropping.
Read more here.

“After more than 35 years, a panel of judges in the Court of Appeal for Ontario has overturned a long-standing interpretation of condominium law, citing the law’s unnecessarily harsh effects.”
Understanding how the law affects your rights, and the financial and other implications, is a

With the frequency of fire losses in multi-family buildings this year, we wanted to send you information on the dangers of improper disposal of cigarettes in potting soil.
Please share this with your Managers, Boards, Owners and Tenants at all of your properties.
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For condo boards the onus is on you and your managers to maintain the integrity of the building. This goes beyond the bounds of routine maintenance and reserve fund projects. The following list contains several areas your condo board can focus on to heighten your security

The cold weather setting in, paired with the hard economic year in Alberta, is causing crime to thrive. Since 2003 crime rates have been steadily trending down. In 2015 we saw the first upward swing in over a decade. The crime severity index states for

Why not save more energy where possible to lower your bills and contribute to a greener environment? Here are somethings within your reach to do it.
First, it is important to look around your unit for holes, leaks, and other damages to the unit’s structure

Condo Corporation Insurance:

A Condominium Corporation refers to the collection of individual units and the land these reside on, whereas an unit owner obtains a title to space within a unit
Condo Insurance is regulated by the Alberta Condominium Property Act and Regulations and

Genworth has listed 5 good benefits of off-season homebuying in the following article:
These points are especially applicable in Calgary right now, where we are also facing lower oil prices!
Genworth Canada discusses 5 benefits of off-season homebuying
The only one I disagree with is

Be sure to check out the Conference put on by ACMA, CCI and REIC this weekend! Cheryl Bernard will be one of the key note speakers.
Full details at http://www.myacma.com/contact-us/44