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A podcast hosted by lawyers from Davidson Houle Allen LLP. Everything you wanted to know about the law related to Condominiums in Ontario, with hopefully some humour mixed in. All contents provided is for information purposes only is not intended to provide legal advice, which cannot be given without knowing the facts of a specific situation. Intro and outro music provided by Purple Planet: www.purple-planet.com
Episodes

Friday Mar 10, 2023
Episode 31 - Acting and Reacting Reasonably
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
If you missed our Condo Crunch on November 24, 2022, regarding acting and reacting reasonably, you can now listen to the session on our podcast!
The topics and speakers are:
1. Jim - introductory comments and key considerations, starting at 2:09
2. Cheryll - comments re steps to be taken once a dispute arises, starting at 15:11
3. Nicole - a review of some recent decisions, starting at 19:26
4. Victoria - potential cost consequences, starting at 33:05

Monday Mar 06, 2023
Episode 30 - A Close Look At Enforcement Issues
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
We are back with another Condo Crunch episode.
This is the recording of the condo crunch that occurred on February 23rd, 2023.
In this session, we hear from Cheryll Wood, David Lu, Jim Davidson, Melinda, Andrews, and Nicole Robinson on a variety of enforcement related issues. As usual, Nancy acts as the moderator.

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Episode 29 - Condo Case Catch-Up! 2022 - A Year in Review
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
If you missed our January 26 recap of some interesting condo cases from 2022, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast.
The speakers in order of presentation and their associated cases/topics are:
- Jessica Weick (Teno v Essex Condominium Corporation No. 28: no-pets provisions and resurrecting "neglected provisions" - starts at 1:31)
- Mitchell Robinson (Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 132 v Evans: nuisance and parking - starts at 7:16)
- Christy Allen (Waterloo North Condominium Corporation No. 70 v Sinyard: service animals and accommodation - starts at 11:58)
- Emily Deng (Sidhu v Peel Condominium Corporation No. 426: records requests and penalty against corporation for delay - starts at 20:30)
- Victoria Craine (Frontenac Condominium Corporation No. 6 v McCauley: corporation's rights independent of landlord's rights and the Landlord and Tenant Board - starts at 27:58)
As always, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.
We hope you enjoy our "Condo Case Catch-Up!"

Friday Dec 23, 2022
Episode 28 -The 2022 DHA Holiday Q&A Extravaganza
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Another year has gone by and we are back with another holiday Q&A session. In this packed episode, the full DHA team goes through a variety of questions sent to us by our listeners and readers.
The speakers in order of presenting and their topics are:
- Melinda Andrews: Noise/short term rentals
- Emily Deng: Condominium Records
- Jessica Weick: Governance issues
- Jim Davidson: Insurance issues
- Victoria Craine: Dealing with difficult residents
- David Lu: EV charging stations at condominiums
- Cheryll Wood: Templates/Precedent documents and Bitcoin at condominiums
- Christy Allen: Tarion and building defect issues
As normal, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion.
We at DHA wish you all a wonderful holidays.

Friday Oct 28, 2022
Ep 27 - This or that... to the Court or the CAT
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
We are back with another recording of a Condo Crunch!
In this latest installment Emily, Melinda, and Victoria discuss issues related to the jurisdiction of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “CAT”), updates on some of the latest developments at the tribunal, and some other tips on this topic.
The episode was recorded on October 20, 2022

Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Episode 26 - The Return of the Condo Crunch - Condo Meetings
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Fall has returned and so is the Condo Crunch.
In this latest episode, David, Jessica, Cheryll and Emily discuss various issues and tips related to owner's meetings. This is a recording of the condo crunch which occurred on September 22, 2022.
During Cheryll's presentation, a meeting checklist was presented. This meeting checklist is now available for download if you go to dhacondolaw.ca and find the accompanying blog post.

Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Episode 25 - DHA Summer Q&A
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
If you missed our summer kick-off Q&A event that occurred on June 23, you can now listen to it as our latest podcast episode.
Our team answered questions on the following topics:
- Smoking;
- Insurance and Reserve Funds;
- Electric Vehicle charging Stations;
- Board Decision Making;
- Tarion related issues; and
- Requests for Records.
We also announced the winner of our podcast contest at this event.
Stay tuned for more episodes of Condopedia!!

Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Episode 24 - Tarion Series Finale - Appealing Tarion Decisions
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
In this final episode of the Tarion mini-series, David and Emily talk about what happens when you need to appeal a decision by Tarion, the types of decisions that could be appealed, and the processes involved at the Licence Appeal Tribunal
Thanks to all the listeners who has listened to every episode in this mini-series. Be on the look out for the final question for the contest!

Monday May 30, 2022
Episode 23 - Tarion Episode 3 - Conciliation
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
In this third episode of this mini-series, Christy and David discuss Conciliation. The pair discuss what conciliation is, why it is so important for the overall warranty process from a condominium corporation’s perspective, and technical points to be aware of while navigating this stage of the Tarion process.

Thursday May 26, 2022
Episode 22 - Another DHA Condo Crunch - Owners Meetings
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Our most recent condo crunch is now available. Recorded on May 19, 2022, the latest "crunch" discusses owners meetings: meeting mishaps and how to avoid them.
The speakers were:
- Jessica Weick: call to order, confirmation of scrutineer, confirmation of notice, and confirmation of quorum, and related key issues.
- Victoria Craine: common mishaps for proxies, AGM minutes, and audited financial statements
- Emily Deng - Elections and various voting issues that may arise.