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 AccountingThe management contract: flat fee, extra services and fees to watch
The advertised fee is almost never what the building actually pays. The difference hides in the extras.
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Condo LifeBuilding caretaker: create, keep or remove the post?
Removing a caretaker post "to save money" is the worst-calculated project in general meetings.
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Condo ProjectsTechnical survey or works plan: which one does your building need?
Two documents, two budgets — and many buildings paying twice for the same information.
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General MeetingCollecting proxies before the general meeting: what the condo board may do
A meeting that falls short of the majority on an important vote costs a whole year. Mobilising absent owners is legitimate — within a precise framework.
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Property ManagementCCTV project: the points to nail down before the vote
A camera project is voted in ten minutes and commits the association to permanent obligations. Here is what must be written down beforehand, not after.
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General MeetingGeneral meeting by video: what to check before, during and after
A poorly prepared remote meeting produces fragile decisions. The checkpoints fit on one page — you just have to know them beforehand.
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Collective DecisionsChallenging a general meeting decision: deadlines, form and evidence
The deadline to challenge a meeting decision is short and runs from a precise date. Many challenges fail on that point alone.
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Collective DecisionsPrivate works affecting common areas: handling the request
An owner wants an air-conditioning unit on the facade. It is neither a purely private matter nor an automatic refusal: it is a file to prepare.
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Property ManagementFacade renovation: preparing, voting, tracking
Facade renovation is the biggest project in a building's life. It is also the one where quotes compare worst, for want of a written scope.
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Condo LifeIndividual heating cost allocation: what the condo board should check
Individual allocation was meant to calm the heating debates. It moved them to the readings — and that is where the board has a role.
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Property ManagementFibre optic: the operator agreement the condo board should read
Fibre looks like a free formality. It is a multi-year agreement committing the building's common areas.
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