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There are very few issues that impact the quality of life for residents in condominiums more than nuisance noise. Noise disputes between neighbours and external noise issues that impact communities are among the most common yet the most troublesome and hardest to handle issues faced by condominium boards and property managers. Nuisance noise issues can […]

Samsonshield / Riskboss has extensively reported on laws that directly affect condominiums during the procurement of service providers, those being ‘Bill 7’ (Legacy Employees) and Labour Relations Act, Section 69.1 (Unionization). Ontario Labour Relations Act, Section 69(1) – Unionization Unbeknownst to the board, the existing security (or cleaning) company became unionized without notice. The lawyer

For years, there has been a lot of ongoing online debate on government imposed annual minimum wage increases in Ontario: good, bad, ugly, pro, and con. There are very wide gaps in opinions depending on whether you are an employee, a business owner, or an affected end user such as residential condominium corporations.

The short term condominium rental market is not a new fad or phenomena. It has been around for decades in North America and given the popularity, it is likely here to stay. With the unprecedented growth of condominiums particularly in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the demand and competition for such product is getting very

Over the past few years tragic shootings and other aggressive incidents in condominium communities have changed the public psyche in the Greater Toronto Region (GTA). What is commonplace in many places around the world landed at our residential condominium doorstep. Yes, there have been several shooting deaths in condominiums in downtown Toronto illegal short term

Riskboss™ (www.riskboss.com) often receives alerts from the police services, government authorities and other agencies that may be of interest to residential condominium property managers and boards of directors. Riskboss offers periodic alerts to institutions, organizations, commercial and condominium property managers and board members to assist in identifying risk to the communities and to provide solutions

Riskboss evaluators always find that residential suite doors in high rise buildings have high security deadbolt style locks, yet other keyed areas such as mechanical rooms and other critical rooms do not. Most residential high rise developers use the key-in-handle style door lock as their preferred ‘go to’ locking mechanism for storage locker rooms, bicycle

By Quintin Johnstone You are a property manager in a condominium or residential apartment building or even a commercial tower. You get a knock on the door and it is an undercover detective from the local police Drug Squad. Pleasantries aside, (s)he asks you to sign an agreement called “Common Area Surveillance Consent”. Read the

Riskboss™ (www.riskboss.com) often receives alerts from the police services, government authorities and other agencies that may be of interest to residential condominium property managers and boards of directors. Riskboss offers periodic alerts to institutions, organizations, commercial and condominium property managers and board members to assist in identifying risk to the communities and to provide solutions

Riskboss™ (www.riskboss.com) often receives alerts from the police services, government authorities and other agencies that may be of interest to residential condominium property managers and boards of directors. Riskboss offers periodic alerts to institutions, organizations, commercial and condominium property managers and board members to assist in identifying risk to the communities and to provide solutions