Recent content by Hawk

It can happen, I suppose, if a company can get control of 90% of all the units. That is not too likely unless the condo bubble bursts.

Why buy in older buildings? The apartments may be a lot larger. The newer buildings have smaller units. Also a condo with lots of expensive amenities have very expensive maintenance bills when things break down. Also, there is a large shakedown in the first five years in a condo's life. By...

I would get a lawyer soon. He or she will hep you with the specifics. The builder will also be able to give you the answers to most of these questions. Good luck.

Condos are covered by the provincial building codes for all residental buildings. You can find them on line. However, they are difficult to read as I found when I was looking for information. You may want to talk to a Toronto Fire Inspector. One told me that for fire exiits, the lighting was...

Condo fes are not the only cost I read throw this thread and I found a couple of missing issues. Special Assessments At any time, a condo owner can be hit with a special assessment which can run a couple hundred to a few thousand dollars. Once special assessments start, they can come in...

Well, you forgot about Mel haven't you. He was a two-term mayor and by the end of the second term he looked like he was fit to be committed. (Remember SARS?) Think of Don Cherry, a real-live cartoon character. You do not understand how much we like to be entertained. Yet, there is an honest...

Ford has a chance to become mayor of Toronto. Why? Because he is tapping into a lot of resentment against councillors who do not look after their wards by listening to people or taking their complaints seriously. He will pick up votes in the old Metro wards where his message sounds better than...

I live at a condo at Keele and teh 401. We have a busy full scale medical centre and a walk-in clinic on the ground floor. It is the only medical centre in Toronto that has parking who does not have any handicap parking at all. It is because teh developer, Joe Ieradi, did not have to put it in...

Ward 9 Is there anyone running against Maria Augimeri?