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What you must know about condominiums

What you must know about condominiums Tuesday June 01 2021 Alex Matovu writes. Many prospective first-time home-owners are appreciating the need to consider purchasing a condominium as opposed to a fully-fledged stand-alone house. For an average middle-class consumer, the idea of paying for a separate ownership of individual units in a multiple unit building is a natural step up from the grueling monthly rent payments that majority have to endure in their early professional life. Indeed, there is an intuitive advantage in paying for an apartment that you will eventually own, instead of incessantly paying for residence in an apartment until you find a place of your own.

Condo owners at Prairie Heights face expensive, smelly cleanup before troubled tower re-opens

The catch is that the building s owners have shown little appetite to work together. The condo board has effectively dissolved, fees are outstanding from individuals who own multiple units, and owners such as Korven, who still has a mortgage on her unit, are thinking about simply leaving. I don t know what to do, to tell you the truth, I m just at loggerheads. I d like to just walk away, Korven said. A sign of the times at Prairie Heights.(Dan Zakreski/CBC) Herle said trying to negotiate with the multiple players that have interests in the building can be daunting to an individual owner.

Condo fees are a case of pay me now or pay me later

Article content Question: In the past three years, our monthly condo fees have jumped from $450 per month (in 2019) to $530 per month (in 2020) to a whopping $650 per month (in 2021). As well, the board has told us that our reserve fund is too low. Some of the money from our monthly condo fees will be used to play catch-up for our reserve fund. Are these increases legal, and what is the required amount for our reserve fund? Please help! Answer: Yes, the increases are legal. There is nothing in the Condominium Property Act that provides any direction with respect to increases for condo fees or the required size of a capital reserve fund. The amount in the reserve fund will vary from condominium building to condominium building. The amount is generally determined by a reserve fund study provider (eg. engineer) who conducts a reserve fund study and provides that information to the board.

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