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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Condo ProjectsEnergy renovation grants: what the board must prepare
The leading cause of a lost subsidy is not a rejected file: it is the quote signed before the file was filed.
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Property ManagementEnergy audit or collective assessment: which one, and when
The collective assessment says where the building stands. The audit says what to do, in what order, for what result. Confusing them means paying twice.
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Condo Board OrganizationBoard members’ liability: what you actually risk
The risk is not being wrong: it is having decided in the meeting’s place, with no mandate and no record.
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Collective DecisionsDelegating powers to the board: how far, and on what terms
A well-drafted delegation saves three extraordinary meetings a year. A vague one produces a voidable decision and an exposed board member.
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General MeetingNew-build condo: the first general meeting decides everything
In a new building, buyers watch their flat. Nobody watches the lobby, the car park and the roof — and that is where the real money sits.
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Condo AccountingA debtor owner sells: opposing payment of the sale price
A sale is the best chance to recover unpaid charges. The window lasts fifteen days, and many buildings let it pass.
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Property ManagementFlue sweeping in a condo: who does it, who pays
The flue crossing the building is common; the one crossing the flat is not. The whole split sits in that sentence — and so does the insurance.
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Condo ProjectsCommon-area lighting: where the saving is immediate
A permanently lit corridor costs money every night of the year. It is the one charge line you can divide without touching the building.
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CommunicationCondo extranet: what the manager must actually put in it
An empty extranet is an unmet obligation, not a disabled feature. And it is up to the board to say so.
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Condo ProjectsReplacing the collective boiler: the options and what they involve
A collective boiler is replaced in three months when it was prepared, and in three panicked weeks when it dies in January.
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Property ManagementPoor energy ratings: what an F or G changes for the building
A badly rated building does not just lose comfort: it loses tenants, then buyers, then value.
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