- Feedback From Readers
- What Are the Most Common Problems Reported?
- Issues with Boards of Directors
- "Harassment" and "Defamation" Redefined
- "Troublemakers" and "Traitors"
- Condo Fraud, Kickbacks and Conflict of Interest
- Abuse of Legal Letters and Liens
- Issues with Management Companies and Managers
- Issues with Lawyers
- Issues of Owners’ Right to Information & Access to Documents
- Issues with Condo Industry Interest Groups
- Issues of Money
- Horror Stories About Special Assessments
- Problems with Owners
- Lack of Enforcement of Condo Acts in Canada
- Issues Regarding Townhouses
- Noise Issues
- Useful Tips for Buildings
Feedback From Readers
This website is updated periodically. Some updates may include recent letters sent through the Contact Us feature by condo owners and other interested persons.
Permission is always requested before a letter is posted and confidentiality is assured. AMA
New Sections! New Letters!
Who Sends Letters?
1,144 persons sent letters between July 2009 and December 31, 2011...a huge number as most of the letters concern problems that exist in a condo or in condos in general.
Of these letters, 926 were sent by owners; 131 were sent by current and past board members; 63 by current and former managers; and 24 by current and former contractors and related professionals in the condo industries.
What Are the Letters About?
In terms of general trends, most of the letters were about problems regarding the following persons:
- 697 or 61% of the letters were about problems re managers/management
- 645 or 56% were about boards of directors
- 514 or 45% of the letters described problems that were both about directors and managers
- 155 or 13.5% were about problems regarding condo lawyers
The above figures don't add up because nearly all of the letters report many problems and refer to more than one person as the source of problems.
Please click here for the section below explaining what are the the most common problems reported.