Given the widespread public concern relating to coronavirus
(COVID-19), which the World Health Organization has now declared to
be a pandemic, we are writing to address some condominium specific
issues. For any particular condominium situation, specific legal
advice should be sought. This update is intended to provide only a
broad overview of the issues and approaches and is current to
today's date.
Wait, isn't this a public health issue, not a condominium
issue?
Yes, to a certain extent it is a health issue for the public
health authorities to address. However, there are various legal
obligations for condominiums to consider, including:
Condominium Act, 1998 (the
"Act") — Condominiums have a duty
generally to maintain the common areas. This may include additional
cleaning steps. As well, condominiums have to take reasonable steps
to address potentially dangerous situations under the Act
