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We are back with another Condo Crunch episode. This is a recording of the Condo Crunch session that occurred on February 17, 2022. 

The topic of discussion was items to consider when dealing with possible building defect claims. The discussion was divided up as follows:

1. David discussed administrative considerations; 

As usual, Nancy was the host, keeping everyone on track. We have a bunch of content coming up this year so stay tuned! 

If you missed our Holiday Q&A that was held on December 9, don't worry here is a recording of the session. 

The topics and speakers are:

1. Nancy - by-laws, starting at 2:36

There's some other goodies and trinkets within the episode, including info on a potential announcement embedded within the episode. But you will just have to listen to the recording to hear more. 

Happy Holidays from all of us at DHA. 

We're back with Part II of our two part condo crunch series on construction related issues. Recorded on October 29, 2021, the topics discussed were:

1. Timeframe for prompt payment - David Lu, starting at 2:15 

As usual, Nancy hosts this discussion designed to provide a high level overview of the subjects. 

We've tried something a bit different this time around by splitting the topic of this Condo Crunch into two parts. This is part one of our discussion about construction issues. In this episode:

1. Jim talks about tendering construction contracts, an introduction and overall summary of the subject at 1:46

2. David then talks about some key provisions to be mindful of in CCDCs: 16:57

3. Christy finishes things off this time with a discussion on indemnification and insurance provisions: 33:41

Make sure to follow our social feeds and website for more info about Part II! You can register for the live session that is happening on October 29 here. 

This is a recording of our summer Q&A session that occurred on August 20, 2021. Here's a summary of the topics discussed and applicable time stamps

1. Jim Davidson - reserve funds/investments: 1:58 

Another Q&A session is coming in the Fall! Condo Crunch sessions are also upcoming. 

This is a recording of a condo crunch that happened on June 24, 2021. In this latest edition, Jessica, Jim, and Melinda get together to talk about changes to a condominium's governing documents and when perhaps an amendment is necessary

1. Jessica talks about changes to declarations at 2:58

2. Jim talks about changes to a corporation's by-laws at 8:28 

3.Melinda talks about changes to rules and policies 22:54

As for Jim's slides, those can be found here. 

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We are back with another Condo Crunch. In this episode, the team talks about common element modifications. Nancy, as usual, acts as chair person. 

1. Victoria's comments about common element modifications by condominiums: 1:43

2. Emily provides some examples: 9:37

3. Jessica's comments on common element modifications by owners: 12:06

4. Emily provides some examples: 15:47

5. Nancy's closing comments on changes to common elements: 19:19

These condo crunches are live and are held about a month apart. If you miss them though, you can always catch em here at Condopedia. 

This is a recording of our first Condo Crunch Webinar that took place on April 8, 2021. The webinar talked about Condo Board Responsibilities with speakers Jim Davidson, Mohiminol Khandaker, and David Lu. Nancy Houle kept the speakers in line as the moderator. 

Links to items that Jim mentions in his presentation:

1. Matters that involve owner involvement: https://dhacondolaw.ca/condo-law-news/follow-up-to-condo-crunch-matters-that-require-owner-involvement/ 

2. Case dealing with Bad Faith, Ballingall v CCC 111: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2015/2015onsc2484/2015onsc2484.pdf 

3. Case stating that Board Members generally not personally liable for their actions as Board Members, Matlock v OCSCC 815: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2021/2021onsc390/2021onsc390.pdf 

The noise case that Mohiminol mentions, Mohamoud v Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 25: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2021/2021onca191/2021onca191.pdf 

This is a recording of a webinar recorded on February 25, 2021. We dealt with questions such as: COVID policies and the idea of screening individuals at condominiums, amending a condominium's governing documents, difficult owners/hoarding, upcoming condominium act amendments, and more. 

The blog with the questions and answers that were dealt with when the technical difficulties occured is here: https://dhacondolaw.ca/condo-law-news/dha-qa-condo-communications/ 

What happens if condo residents are not complying with a condominium's governing documents or the Condominium Act? Nicole & David provides a general overview of this very broad topic, all within the lens of a recent condo compliance matter in BC that found its way onto the mainstream media. 

The published decisions on Canlii (as of date of publishing this episode) regarding the proceeding between The Owners, Strata Plan VR 812 and Emily Yu are: 2017 BCCRT 82, 2018 BCSC 2439, 2019 BCSC 693, 2019 BCSC 2340. 

As indicated in the episode, we will touch on the topics of costs and mediation/arbitration in future episodes!