Tips for your property
Practical guides, legal obligations, and best practices to manage your condo association board and property with confidence.
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Property ManagementAsbestos file: checking that it exists and is up to date
Many boards discover the asbestos file exists on the day a contractor refuses to start without it.
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Condo LifeParking spaces and abandoned vehicles: what the association can do
A wreck has occupied a space for two years. Nobody knows whose it is, and nobody dares touch it — rightly so.
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Property ManagementEV charger request: what the condo board should check
Everything is written for the owner who wants a charger. Nothing for the board that receives the request. Here is what to examine, and in what order.
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Property ManagementBuilding maintenance log: what it must contain and how to keep it
The maintenance log is required, rarely up to date, and yet it is the only document telling the technical story of the building. Here is how to keep it without losing a Sunday.
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Condo LifeWater damage in a condo: who pays what, and what to document
The question "who pays?" is settled upfront, with dated photos and a claim form filled in the same day. Here is the method, in order.
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Property ManagementLift breaking down repeatedly: document it and enforce the contract
A lift that fails every other month is not bad luck: it is a contract poorly performed. You just have to be able to prove it.
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Collective DecisionsEnergy retrofit in a condo: the decisions to prepare, in order
Most energy retrofit projects fail at the meeting. Almost never on the merits: on the order in which they were prepared.
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Property ManagementCleaning contract: the specification that prevents disputes
Cleaning is the number one complaint from owners and the worst-drafted contract in the building. The two are connected.
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Condo LifeChallenging a charge allocation: the method and the evidence
Lift costs spread across general charges make ground-floor owners pay unfairly — for years, because nobody ever re-read it.
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Condo LifeNuisance and neighbour disputes: what the condo board can do
The board is neither referee nor building police. But it is the only body able to establish that a nuisance is repeated — and that changes everything.
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Condo Board OrganizationThe property manager is not replying: the condo board escalation method
Three emails, no answer, and the board runs out of ideas. Here are the four escalation levels, in order, and what actually moves things along.
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