Bill 79 explained in plain English
Condominium Owners Protection Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Condominium Owners Protection Act, 2010, introduces a duty of fair dealing, establishes a review board for condominium disputes, and amends related legislation to enhance consumer protection.
This bill, the Condominium Owners Protection Act, 2010, aims to amend several Ontario laws related to condominiums. It introduces a duty of fair dealing for declarants and condominium corporations towards owners and purchasers. It also establishes a review board to handle disputes, including those involving proxy instruments. Additionally, the bill modifies provisions within the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act concerning the definition of 'home' to include conversion condominiums and the composition of the warranty corporation's board. It also amends the Building Code Act, 1992, to ensure noise protection standards are reviewed and updated.
- Amends the Condominium Act, 1998 to require all declarations to include standard provisions set out in regulations.
- Imposes a duty of fair dealing on declarants and condominium corporations in their dealings with owners and purchasers.
- Makes the misuse of proxy instruments an offence subject to a fine.
- Allows condominium corporations to access their reserve fund for installing renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies, and for replacing common elements due to wear and tear.
- Establishes a review board to advise the public on condominium matters, provide information to corporations and owners, and assist in resolving disputes.
- Amends the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act to include units in conversion condominiums within the definition of 'home'.
- Changes the objects of the designated corporation under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act to include serving as a consumer protection agency.
- Sets requirements for the composition of the board of directors of the designated corporation under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, including experience in consumer protection and representing homeowners.
- Requires conciliations conducted by the corporation under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act to be completed within a prescribed time.
- Amends the Building Code Act, 1992, to deem that noise protection standards must be reviewed and updated within 12 months after the Act comes into force.
- Condominium declarants
- Condominium corporations
- Owners of condominium units
- Purchasers of condominium units
- The public interested in condominium matters
- The Minister
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Declarants and condominium corporations have a duty of fair dealing towards owners and purchasers.
- Owners and purchasers have a right of action for damages against those who breach the duty of fair dealing.
- Declarants must deposit a prescribed amount with the review board upon registration of a declaration and description.
- Declarants must file specified materials with the review board prior to a meeting.
- Regulations under the Building Code Act, 1992, are deemed to require noise protection standards to be reviewed and updated.
- Owners who make an application under subsection (2) of Section 133 of the Condominium Act are deemed to have relied on false, deceptive or misleading material statements or information from the declarant, unless proven otherwise.
- This Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.
- A declarant must deposit a prescribed amount with the review board upon registration of a condominium's declaration and description. This deposit is returned once the review board is satisfied that all identified issues and deficiencies in the performance audit have been addressed.
- The use of the reserve fund is expanded to include installing renewable energy and other energy-efficient technologies.
- An exception is added to Section 97 of the Condominium Act regarding additions, alterations, improvements, or changes, limiting them if the total cost exceeds the greater of $1,000 or 1 per cent of the annual budgeted common expenses.
- The misuse of proxy instruments is an offence liable to a fine.
- The specific amount of the deposit required by declarants to the review board is prescribed by regulation and not detailed in the Act.
- The specific time within which conciliations must be completed under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act is prescribed by regulation and not detailed in the Act.
- The specific 'standard provisions' to be included in declarations are set out in regulations and not detailed in the Act.
- The 'prescribed amount' for deposits to the review board and the 'prescribed time' for conciliations are not defined within the text of the bill and would be found in associated regulations.
Requires declarations to include standard provisions, imposes a duty of fair dealing, permits reserve fund access for specific purposes, establishes a review board, and makes changes to provisions related to proxy instruments, performance audits, and dispute resolution.
Source: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Expands the definition of 'home' to include units in conversion condominiums, adds consumer protection as an object of the designated corporation, modifies the composition of the board of directors, and mandates timely completion of conciliations.
Source: Sections 20, 21, 22, 23
Deems that regulations made under the Act will require noise protection standards to be reviewed and updated within 12 months of the Condominium Owners Protection Act, 2010, coming into force.
Source: Section 24
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