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Condo Q&A: HOA manager free to campaign for election candidates

The citys public service has been tasked with creating a new bylaw regulating short-term rentals after Winnipeg city council voted in favour of bringing in the new rules.

An investor-owner took over a condo board, terminated a condo declaration and is now requiring a couple to sell their condo in what one expert called “a private form of eminent domain.”

Hotel condominiums are created by combining hotel facilities and condominium units into a single project. They can exist as standalone buildings or part of larger vertical subdivisions....

Ottawa area New Democrat MPP Chandra Pasma says she is disappointed the governing Progressive Conservatives are not supportive of a bill that would require generators for apartment buildings to keep elevators running during a power outage.

Likely the most overlooked portion of preventive maintenance in a condominium association is the inspection and cleaning of flues and chimneys.

For a casualty loss due to a burst water pipe, the condo association is responsible for repairing and replacing up to the bare walls, floors and ceilings of the unit.

Varun Mutneja has relied on his service dog Nala for years to support his mental health. But now, he and his pregnant wife say the board at their recently purchased condo is threatening to kick the four-year-old golden retriever out.

Varun Mutneja has relied on his service dog Nala for years to support his mental health. But now, he and his pregnant wife say the board at their recently purchased condo is threatening to kick the four-year-old golden retriever out.

Holding HOA assessments in escrow sounds like appealing way to express frustration over board, but is it legal?