Learn how to run productive and compliant condo board meetings in a self-managed condominium. This practical guide covers meeting notices, agendas, quorum, meeting formats, minutes, and governance best practices for volunteer directors.

Thinking about upgrading a common area or making changes to your balcony, patio, or shared property? Learn how Ontario’s Condominium Act regulates common element modifications and what boards and owners need to know before starting a project.

Condominium records are essential for transparency, compliance, and effective governance. Learn which condo records must be retained, how long to keep them, and best practices for managing records in a self-managed condominium.

Strong governance is the key to a successful condominium community. Discover the four pillars of effective condo governance and learn how self-managed boards can build trust, improve decision-making, and support long-term community success.

Thinking about serving on your condo board? Learn the qualifications, responsibilities, disclosure requirements, and legal obligations of condominium directors in Ontario’s self-managed communities.

Information certificates help keep condo owners informed about finances, governance, and important community updates. Learn the different types of certificates, legal requirements, and why transparency is essential for self-managed condominiums.

The Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) helps ensure condo managers meet professional, ethical, and licensing standards. Learn how the CMRAO protects condo communities and what boards should know before hiring a property manager.

Strong condo communities are built on trust, communication, and connection. Discover six simple strategies that help self-managed condos prevent conflict, strengthen relationships, and create a more engaged community.

Procurement is a critical responsibility for self-managed condo boards, helping ensure that projects, services, and repairs are completed fairly, transparently, and cost-effectively. Learn the key steps to making smart purchasing decisions for your community.

A well-prepared emergency plan can make all the difference when disaster strikes. Learn how self-managed condo communities can improve safety, communication, and response through practical emergency preparedness planning.

A small water leak can quickly become a costly condominium crisis if left unchecked. Learn why proactive maintenance, clear responsibilities, and prompt action are essential for protecting condo communities from water damage and legal disputes.

The Oasis Hostel case shows how one owner's actions can disrupt an entire condo community. Learn why strong bylaws, clear occupancy limits, and consistent enforcement are essential for protecting self-managed condominiums.

Enforcing condo bylaws can be challenging, especially in self-managed communities where neighbors and board members interact daily. Learn how clear communication, proper documentation, and shared responsibilities can help boards enforce rules without burnout.

Condo board members are not expected to be experts in every field. Learn how relying on qualified professionals can help self-managed condo boards make informed decisions, reduce risk, and fulfill their legal responsibilities with confidence.

Amending your condo declaration helps protect your community, clarify rules, and ensure your condo runs smoothly. Learn when and why updates matter.

Make your next AGM stress-free. A practical guide for self-managed condos to plan, organize, and run successful meetings that build trust and transparency.

As electric vehicles become more common, condo communities are exploring how to install charging stations fairly and efficiently. Learn how Ontario's Condominium Act governs EV charger installations for both condo corporations and individual owners.

The Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) provides essential tools, training, and dispute resolution resources to help self-managed condo communities succeed. Learn how the CAO can support your board, owners, and day-to-day operations.

In small, self-managed condos, every decision feels close to home. When something urgent comes up, waiting until the next Annual General Meeting isn’t always an option. Maybe there’s disagreement about a maintenance project, questions about how money is being spent, or concern about how a decision was made. A requisitioned meeting is essentially owners exercising their right to call a special meeting outside the regular schedule. Governed by Section 46 of Ontario's Condominiu

Condo living depends on good governance. This guide explains how condo corporations are governed in Ontario and what volunteer boards and residents should know.