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Episode 28 -The 2022 DHA Holiday Q&A Extravaganza

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: 

1. Melinda Andrews: Noise/short term rentals
2. Emily Deng: Condominium Records
3. Jessica Weick: Governance issues
4. Jim Davidson: Insurance issues
5. Victoria Craine: Dealing with difficult residents
6. David Lu: EV charging stations at condominiums 
7. Cheryll Wood: Templates/Precedent documents and Bitcoin at condominiums
8. Christy Allen: Tarion and building defect issues 

As normal, Nancy Houle moderates the discussion. 

We at DHA wish you all a wonderful holidays. 

Ep 27 - This or That... to the Court or the CAT

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

Episode 26 - The Return of the Condo Crunch - Condo Meetings

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. 

Episode 25 - DHA Summer Q&A

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!! 

Episode 24 - Tarion Series Finale - Appealing Tarion Decisions

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! 

Episode 23 - Tarion Episode 3 - Conciliation

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.  

Episode 22 - Another DHA Condo Crunch - Owners Meetings

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: 

1. Jessica Weick: call to order, confirmation of scrutineer, confirmation of notice, and confirmation of quorum, and related key issues.
2. Victoria Craine: common mishaps for proxies, AGM minutes, and audited financial statements
3. Emily Deng - Elections and various voting issues that may arise.

Episode 21 Tarion Episode 2 - 1st and 2nd Year Warranties

In this epsiode, Cheryll Wood joins host David Lu in talking about the 1st and 2nd year Tarion warranties. The pair talk about what the warranties cover, some specific items of note when in the warranty process, and some overarching principles that condominium corporations should be mindful of. 

Be sure to stay tuned for the next episode in this mini-series! 

Episode 20 - Tarion Part 1 of 4

In this episode (the 1st of a 4 part series) Melinda and David discuss generally the new home warranty program in Ontario, administered by Tarion. Melinda and David delve into the topic generally and provide some overall takeaways for Ontario condominium Boards. 

Being the first episode of a four part series, the discussions touch on the topic more generally but is a primer for a more detailed discussion on specific Tarion topics that are to be discussed in upcoming episodes. So be on the look out for the 2nd episode of this series!

 

 

Episode 19 A Discussion on Compliance Applications

In this episode, Jim and David discuss a recent decision from the Superior Court of Ontario MTCC No. 1171 v Rebeiro 2022 ONSC 503. Jim and David discuss the background of the case, compliance applications (within the context of the Condominium Act) in general, and Jim delves into the past to discuss some memorable moments he has had on this topic.