Steven Peros
Property Management Trends for the New Year

At this point in the year, it’s likely that you’ve prepared your property or even multiple properties for the winter. As seasoned property managers know, taking preventative measures doesn’t stop when the first snow hits. Regardless of how much time and effort you put into keeping your property in good condition throughout the milder season, there’s always more to do to protect it in the cold months. 

Property Management Trends for the New Year
Steven Peros
Important Winter Maintenance Tips for Property ...

At this point in the year, it’s likely that you’ve prepared your property or even multiple properties for the winter. As seasoned property managers know, taking preventative measures doesn’t stop when the first snow hits. Regardless of how much time and effort you put into keeping your property in good condition throughout the milder season, there’s always more to do to protect it in the cold months. 

Important Winter Maintenance Tips for Property Managers

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Condo Directors: New Four-Step Training for Success

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Property management is a growing and crucial field in Canada. Ensuring that property management is done well is critical to keeping residents happy, not to mention in helping property owners improve bottom lines and achieve greater financial success. With home prices escalating across metropolitan areas, trends have shown that increased numbers of people are moving into condominiums (including families), which raises the need for strong property management at these locations.

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What is Involved in Becoming a Board Member?

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Many people want to know what is involved in becoming a board member for their condo or homeowners association. It is a role that often goes without much appreciation, but it can greatly influence the quality of life of people in the community.

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Condominium Legislation Changes This Fall

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Condo owners in Ontario prepare yourselves, because change is on its way. Beginning this fall, condo owners and corporations can expect greater confidence and security in their investment when new rules take effect. Currently, condo owners and corporations have to go through legal courts or hire a mediator in order to pursue property issues – from keeping pets in the building to corporate record access. The need for change and improvement with current legislation becomes inevitable with an ever growing number of condo residents,  condo units and condo corporations in the province. The current resolution process has become expensive for many residents and overly saturated causing it to be ineffective.

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Protecting Condominium Owners Act – Condo Manager Licencing

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This marks the last excerpt from the Ontario Governments web-site publications on this new act and what it means. In this last segment, property managers and licensing. To read the entire article, please click on the link at the bottom of this article.

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Protecting Condominium Owners Act – How Condos are run

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This marks another excerpt from the Ontario Governments web-site publications on this new act and what it means. In this segment, how condo's are run. To read the entire article, please click on the link at the bottom of this article.

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Protecting Condominium Owners Act – Insurance, 1st year budget and investments

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This marks another excerpt from the Ontario Governments web-site publications on this new act and what it means. This segment deals with Insurance, 1st year budget and investments. To read the entire article, please click on the link at the bottom of this article.

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Protecting Condominium Owners Act – Reserve Funds

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This marks another excerpt from the Ontario Governments web-site publications on this new act and what it means. This segment deals with Reserve Funds. To read the entire article, please click on the link at the bottom of this article.

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Protecting Condominium Owners Act – Status Certificates, Noise, Notices and Operating Budgets

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This marks another excerpt from the Ontario Governments web-site publications on this new act and what it means. This segment features topics such as Certificates, Noise, Notices and Operating Budgets. To read the entire article, please click on the link at the bottom of this article.

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Protecting Condominium Owners Act - An outline of the changes to Ontario’s condo laws

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As the industry embarks on an exciting new journey with the introduction of Bill 106, Central Erin Property Management is pleased to be part of this of this process, which includes education. We will be sharing excerpts from the Ontario Governments web-site publications in the next series of blog articles, on this new act and what it means. To read the entire article, please click on the link at the bottom of this article.

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Bill 106 - ACMO Video Series

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With Bill 106 receiving royal assent on December 3, 2015, there is great anticipation of how this much anticipated, long overdue piece of legislation will be implemented. A series of educational videos were created by ACMO (Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario) to provide expert opinions on each of the focus areas within Bill 106, the Protecting Condominium Owners Act. 

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Tarion - New Homeowner Information Package

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Getting ready to move into your new home is an exciting and busy time. However, it is important that you set aside some of that time to carefully read through this Homeowner Information Package and become familiar with its contents. It describes your home’s statutory
warranties and the responsibilities of both you and your builder, and explains how Tarion will handle a statutory warranty claim.