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Enforcing common expense arrears through power of sale proceedings may, on occasion, entail the corporation having to deal with an owner’s personal possessions.

If a condominium corporation is seeking to recover a "back charge" from a unit owner, it is important to remember that the three month rule for common expense liens applies.

A year ago the Ontario Superior Court issued a permanent injunction preventing the owner of a property management company from appearing before the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board on behalf of his landlord clients.

This morning, Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne unveiled 16 measures to make housing more affordable in the Toronto area.

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.

On January 1, 2018, the Human Rights Act (Alberta) (the "Act") was amended, in part, to put age discrimination protections in place as it relates to apartments and condominiums.

On December 20, 2017, the Quebec ministère des Finances issued Information Bulletin 2017-14 in which it announced that the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables will be amended to introduce an exemption from payment ...

The British Columbia Law Institute published its Consultation Paper on Complex Stratas seeking public comments on proposed reforms to the Strata Property Act and its regulations...

Financial institutions and advisors are often asked whether it is proper for an attorney for property to make substantial gifts of property to himself or herself.

In some circumstances, a strata corporation may make the decision to dissolve itself. Half a year ago, the government passed a new law allowing strata corporations to terminate with less than a unanimous vote.

Under civil law in Québec, the succession of a person opens by his death at the place of his last domicile, being the place of his principal establishment, a concept different from that of residence.

While disputes regarding estate succession in the farming context are common throughout Alberta, reported decisions are less plentiful, given that most matters settle prior to a hearing.

On November 16, 2015 proposed changes to the British Columbia Strata Property Act in Bill 40-2015 were approved by the provincial legislature.

In 2016, every property owner in Ontario will receive or has received a property assessment notice from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation ("MPAC") updating the value of his/her property...

In a recent case, Pearson v. CCC No.178, the court considered whether a condominium corporation could recover as common expenses the legal costs it incurred for legal advice related to the defence of Small Claims Court actions commenced by an owner.

On June 16, 2006, The Honourable Michael M. Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, issued a request for proposals (RFP) inviting advisers to provide innovative and useful recommendations on Public Works and Government Services Canada’s (PWGSC) real property objectives:

On May 18, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal ("the Court") released its decision in Black v. Owen.