Blog: Are Ontario's Condos Well Governed? A recent episode of The Agenda on TVO discussing whether Ontario's condos are well governed resonated with us. In this blog post, I'd like to take the opportunity to explore condo governance from
Videos Video: Amending a Condominum's Declaration - Audrey Loeb On a cold Tuesday morning in mid-February, GetQuorum hosted another successful Breakfast & Learn event on Declaration Amendments at the Ryerson DMZ. We were joined by Audrey Loeb, Partner at Shibley Righton LLP
condo 2018 Year in Review and What's Coming Up in 2019 Hello and Happy New Year! Now that we're getting settled into 2019, we wanted to share our thoughts on 2018 as well as some trends we are monitoring for 2019. One of my
Ontario Condo Act Video: It's a whole new world of standardized forms This past year has been a huge learning curve for anyone working in the condominium industry. We hosted a Breakfast and Learn at Ryerson University on October 12, 2018 to address the Ministry
Amendments Banning AirBnB and an Amended Declaration "Gauge support up front, speak to your owners, stay on their radar, message them regularly and remind them what the implications are if the corporation is not able to amend the declaration.
Videos Video: Marijuana and Condos — Everything You Need to Know in 20 Minutes Earlier this month, GetQuorum hosted a Breakfast and Learn on Marijuana and Condos at the Ryerson DMZ. We were joined by Luis Hernandez of Horlick Levitt Di Lella LLP and many our clients
AGM Season, Best Practices For most people, the CNE, Labour Day weekend and kids going back to school mark the end of summer. For GetQuorum, they mark the beginning of our favorite time of year, AGM Season!
GetQuorum Platform Update: New RSVP Feature Since inception, GetQuorum has always strived to make AGMs as easy as possible for property managers and owners alike. As such, we are happy to announce the new RSVP feature, which will be
Videos Video: Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations in Condos — Everything You Need to Know in 20 Minutes With the increasing prominence of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road, property managers are now facing pressure to accommodate residents who own such vehicles. To help reduce any confusion and stress, we hosted
voting New in Ontario's Condo Act - Electronic Balloting The amendments to the Condominium Act (the Amended Condo Act) now permit the use of electronic balloting along with electronic proxies as methods for owners to cast their votes ahead of a meeting.
condo Electronic Ballots and Proxies - the different ways to vote online and what condos should be aware of The amendments to the Condominium Act (the Act) have material changes to the way condo owners cast their votes at owner meetings. First, there has been a wholesale change in the form of
Prescribed Proxy New Updates to Ontario's Prescribed Proxy Form As of May 9, 2018, the Ministry has released a new and improved version of their Prescribed Proxy Form. The updated proxy form addresses many of the concerns the condo industry had voiced
Ontario Condo Act New Changes to Ontario's Prescribed Owner Meeting Forms Heads up! The Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services just updated a few of the Condo Act Prescribed Forms as of May 1st, 2018. If you've got an Owner's meeting that you have not
Ontario Condo Act Video: Ontario's Amended Condo Act, four months in. It's pretty unanimous - property managers, condo lawyers, and practically everyone else in the industry has been having trouble with the new Prescribed Condo Act Forms. We hosted a Breakfast and Learn at
Prescribed Proxy The "Proxy Holder Discretionary Voting" Debate Update - May, 10 2018: The changes to the proxy form have addressed some of the concerns in this post. Read about the new changes here. Earlier in the year we blogged about
Stories Perplexing Proxies Patrick Greco, Partner at Shibley Righton LLP, addresses some confusions over Ontario's new prescribed condo proxy forms, and whether proxy holders have the discretion to vote in any manner they see fit. A
GetQuorum's 2017 Year in Review It's undeniable that 2016 was an exciting year for us. However it's safe to say that 2017 was an even better year for the GetQuorum team. A big thank you to everyone for
Ontario Condo Act The new prescribed proxy form: the good, the bad, and the ugly The amendments to the Ontario Condo Act are now in effect and with them come the new prescribed proxy form. GetQuorum clients can feel safe knowing proxies collected through our system are compliant
Tips Tips To Help You Create a Database of Unit Owners Creating a database of owner information can be quite difficult, especially if you do not have any experience creating one. When a condo has well over 500 units, collecting information from owners can
Spotlight Series - Val Khomenko Welcome to our Spotlight Series where we will highlight profiles of condominium industry professionals. Val Khomenko is a Property Manager at Duka Property Management. Val recently took over as the new PM at
Stories Online Message Boards for Condos: Good Idea or Bad Idea? Storytime! A while ago, a friend of a friend (not me... I swear) found themselves in a bit of a pickle. (We’ll call this person Jon.) Jon was concerned about a major
maintenace fee How are your condo maintenance fees calculated? Originally posted on Medium. Note that this post is for informational purposes only and may not reflect your condo. First-time condo buyers and even long time owners are often confused by maintenance fees.
Condo owners don't want to go to their AGMs News of the new Condo Act rules just came out yesterday. In this Toronto Star article, Mario Deo, a well respected lawyer in the Ontario condo market had this to say... “The way
proxy fraud Questionable proxies, condo clashes, forgery allegations - How electronic proxies can protect against fraud Earlier this year, there were several stories that emerged about systemic proxy fraud and battles over non-resident / non-owner condo board directors were covered by CBCNews and the Globe and Mail. Our take on
Condo Board Battles and Systemic Proxy Fraud GetQuorum is helping condominium corporations fight the growing problem of proxy fraud. On Monday, May 15th, the Globe and Mail and CBC published articles detailing allegations of the use of fraudulent paper-based proxies
