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Condo New Articles
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Tax Auditors target condo sellers in hunt for "flippers"
Honest Advertising for condo projects
2 more drug labs found in Scarborough Highrise
Ont Government Stricter Requirements for Balcony Glass
CANADA.COM
Condo Buyers Research Builder - National Post
CONDO BUSINESS REMI NETWORK
Honest Advertising for Condo Projects
GLOBAL NEWS TORONTO
Condo-shopping? Be wary of window repair cost
METRO NEWS
Changes to Condo Act will offer greater protection Liberals say
Toronto Condo Fraud: Embezzlement, Kickbacks and bid-rigging
MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Realtor Rallies Disgruntled Condo Owners
Fraud Allegations Shock Condo Owners
Mississauga business welcomes Trudeau with hesitation
City lets Mayors' Caucus take lead on land transfer tax
Condo Life means pared-down seasonal decorating
Expert to Province: Tread carefully with Condominium Act Revision
Mississauga's real estate sector expects another good year ahead
COA pres says Condo Act revisions don't go far enough
Significant number of Marilyn Monroe condo units being sold
Condo Act Review lobbyist calls for more owners to join the fight
Interest groups divided over condo act lobbying efforts
OMB rejection won't deter Oakville homebuilder says Realtor
NATIONAL POST
Condo Buyers - by Helen Morris, National Post
NEWS RELEASE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Building a Better Condominium Act
QP Briefing - Queen's park
REM REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE remonline.com
Ontario moves to License Condo Managers
SIMCOE COUNTY
Vaughan condo fire leaves owners in limbo
THE SPEC - Hamilton - thespec.com
Strong United Voice Would Help Protect Condo Owners
TORONTO SUN
Understanding Condo Insurance - Condo Hero
Mississauga Condo Owners now two months without elevators
TORONTO STAR
Property Manager bilked $20 M in condo fraud
Condo Life means pared-down seasonal decorating
Toronto Star Queens Park - Changes to Condo Act will offer protection
Cost of Gridlock - is that condo parking spot becoming an albatross
Condo Owners should have more say, panel recommends
TORONTO ist
Will Condo -Dwellers have a say this election?
TORONTO MORTGAGE GROUP.COM
OTHER REPORTS & ARTICLES
Condo Conundrum by Ted Kesik, PH.D. P.Eng UofT
Can Highly Glazed Building Facades be Green? by John Straube, University of Waterloo
YOUR WARD NEWS
Round Two in the Condo Bullpen
TV NEWS
CP24 NEWS
New Ont. rules aim to prevent glass falling from balconies
Glass falls from condo, stretch of Bay Street closed
High-rises making firefighting harder, Stewart Says
Woman injured by falling glass - Street closed by falling glass
City Inspectors called in after glass falls from building
CBC NEWS - THE NATIONAL
Throw away Buildings - The slow-motion failure of Toronto's glass condos
Throw away Buildings - Thermal Window Failure: How it Happens
Fallen condo glass being investigated
Window pane falls from Ottawa Condo Balcony - Ottawa CBC News
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
CBC
CBC Condo Game Documentary Click Here "The Condo Game Info"
Note: COA Founder President worked with Bountiful Films on this Documentary
DocZone CBC Condo Game is a hit
CBC The DocZone episode called The Condo Game is a CBC documentary that examines behind the scenes of the fast growing Condominium market in Toronto, Ontario. Warning bells are ringing on certain building, construction issues and the first hand experience of some condo owners.
Linda Pinizzotto, Founder President of the Condo Owners Association is seen being interviewed about the potential long term problems and how COA can help. She is also shown on her radio show interviewing a Condo Owners, COA Director and Mortgage consultant. The condo owner had a very serious issue which caused her to lose her property because of extensive legal bills and a bad board of directors. Click to Watch Condo game - http://www.cbc.ca/doczone?episodes/the-condo-game
The Condo Game only enforces why it is important for all condo owners to register with the Condo Owners Association. Condominiums are here to stay and owners need the political and strong voice of an Association. The Condo Game focuses on construction, new build and deficiencies but it goes deeper than that especially without a Condo Act that protects Condo Owners.
NEWS ARTICLES
Tax Auditors target condo sellers in hunt for "flippers"
Honest Advertising for condo projects
2 more drug labs found in Scarborough Highrise
Ont Government Stricter Requirements for Balcony Glass
CANADA.COM
Condo Buyers Research Builder - National Post
CONDO BUSINESS REMI NETWORK
Honest Advertising for Condo Projects
Global News Toronto
Condo-shopping? Be wary of window repair cost
METRO NEWS
Changes to Condo Act will offer greater protection Liberals say
2013 September - Toronto Condo Fraud: Embezzlement, Kickbacks and bid-rigging
MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Realtor Rallies Disgruntled Condo Owners
Fraud Allegations Shock Condo Owners
Mississauga business welcomes Trudeau with hesitation
City lets Mayors' Caucus take lead on land transfer tax
Condo Life means pared-down seasonal decorating
Expert to Province: Tread carefully with Condominium Act Revision
Mississauga's real estate sector expects another good year ahead
COA pres says Condo Act revisions don't go far enough
Significant number of Marilyn Monroe condo units being sold
Condo Act Review lobbyist calls for more owners to join the fight
Interest groups divided over condo act lobbying efforts
OMB rejection won't deter Oakville homebuilder says Realtor
NATIONAL POST
Condo Buyers - by Helen Morris, National Post
NEWS RELEASE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Building a Better Condominium Act
QP Briefing - Queen's park
REM REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE remonline.com
Ontario moves to License Condo Managers
SIMCOE COUNTY
Vaughan condo fire leaves owners in limbo
THE SPEC - Hamilton - thespec.com
Strong United Voice Would Help Protect Condo Owners
TORONTO SUN
** 2012 Sept - Understanding Condo Insurance - Condo Hero
2011 Sep - Fraud Allegations Shock Condo Owners
2013 Sep - Mississauga Condo Owners now two months without elevators
TORONTO STAR
Property Manager bilked $20 M in condo fraud
Condo Life means pared-down seasonal decorating
Toronto Star Queens Park - Changes to Condo Act will offer protection
Cost of Gridlock - is that condo parking spot becoming an albatross
Condo Owners should have more say, panel recommends
TORONTO ist
Will Condo -Dwellers have a say this election?
TORONTO MORTGAGE GROUP.COM
OTHER NEWSPAPERS / MAGAZINES / ARTICLES
Condo Conundrum by Ted Kesik, PH.D. P.Eng - Professor of Building Science UofT
Can Highly Glazed Building Facades be Green? by John Straube, Bldg Science consultant, University of Waterloo
YOUR WARD NEWS
Round Two in the Condo Bullpen
TELEVISION NEWS
CP24
New Ont. rules aim to prevent glass falling from balconies
Glass falls from condo, stretch of Bay Street closed
High-rises making firefighting harder, Stewart Says
Woman injured by falling glass - Street closed by falling glass
City Inspectors called in after glass falls from building
CBC
Throw away Buildings - The slow-motion failure of Toronto's glass condos
Throw away Buildings - Thermal Window Failure: How it Happens
Fallen condo glass being investigated
Window pane falls from Ottawa Condo Balcony - Ottawa CBC News
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
CBC
CBC Condo Game Documentary Click Here "The Condo Game Info"
Note: COA Founder President worked with Bountiful Films on this Documentary
Media supports COA
CONDO GAME CBC DOCUMENTARY FILMS
The COA was invited to participate in the Condo Game, a CBC Documentary
Click Here "The Condo Game Info"
HOT TOPICS
Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services - "Building a Better Condo Act"
Ontario Ministry - Consumer Protection - "A Guide to Condominiums"
Ontario Building Code - Ministry of Affairs and Housing - Glass Panels in Condos
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Treehugger A Discovery Company - Why architects shouldn't build condos out of glass
Condominium Corporations are not the target of a criminal investigation by the Competition Bureau of Canada
Link to Article by Tess Kalinowski - Real Estate Report of the Toronto Star
Condominium corporations are not the target of a criminal investigation by the Competition Bureau of Canada.
The bureau has asked an Ontario Superior Court to order more than 100 Toronto area condo companies to produce records and other written information in connection with an investigation by its Cartels Directorate. The investigation appears to be centred on contractors who do renovations on common areas such as lobbies, shared washrooms and parking garages in residential highrises, although the Competition Bureau declined to give details. "The decision to seek the orders was based on the fact that the condominium corporations have, or are likely to have, information that is relevant to the investigation," said Competition Bureau spokeswoman Marie-France Faucher in an email.
It's possible the competition bureau asked for a court order because the victims in the alleged scheme are afraid of repercussions, said one expert in competition law. The bureau may be looking for corroboration of other information, said the expert. Robert Weinberg, who was elected president of the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario last Friday, headed the ethics committee for two years. He says there's room for more professionalism in the management of condos and the bidding process. Typically a condo corporation hires a designer for interior work or an engineer for exterior jobs. Once the condo board has approved a design and scope of work, the designer or engineer will recommend contractors they have worked with in the past. Weinberg said a property management should never get involved with design or specification. They can help designate potential bidders and collect sealed bids but they should never open them, he said.
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A savvy board will do its own research and add other companies to the list of contractors invited to bid, he said.
"Some places don't want to go to so many companies. They trust the designers. I'm not saying they shouldn't trust the designers. But best practices, you go out to a half a dozen or more companies," said Weinberg, whose company Percel Property Management manages 80 condo corporations including two buildings that were ordered to produce records.
But he said he has no concerns.
"We have very set ways of doing things. It's dot the 'i's and cross the 't's. My managers know there's zero tolerance for unethical behaviour," said Weinberg.
The association's ethics committee sees about 40 cases a year. Only two or three would go on to an advanced investigation for violations such as theft or engaging contractors without condo board approval.
The province is modernizing the Condomium Act, including the Condominium Management Services Act. The Act sets out licensing rules for condo managers.
Only about a third of Ontario's approximately 3,000 condo managers in the province are members of the association.
"About 2,000 are just floating around out there with no designations, no code of ethics, no one to answer to and no one is going to stop them doing what they're doing if they're bad actors," said Weinberg.
"By having the law say you can't manage unless you're licensed and having a reporting mechanism that should clean up a lot of stuff that is going on," he said.
The first licenses will likely be issued early next year.
There are about 9,300 condo corporations in Ontario. There are about 6,000 in the Toronto area. That includes townhouses, industrial and commercial condominiums as well as residential high rises.
https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/05/26/competition-bureau-launches-condo-renovation-probe.html ABOUT CONDO ACT
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