Laurie Sanford

The applicant, a former condominium unit owner, applied to the Condominium Authority Tribunal for an order directing the respondent condominium corporation to provide electronic copies of certain records.

Before the hearing concluded, the applicant sold his unit and obtained an agency authorization from another owner to examine the records.

The respondent brought a motion to dismiss the application on the basis that the applicant was no longer entitled to the records under the Condominium Act, 1998.

The Tribunal granted the motion, finding that the applicant lost his status as an owner upon the sale of his unit, and the agency authorization did not permit him to obtain copies of the records or continue the existing application.

The applicant, a condominium unit owner, requested various records from the respondent condominium corporation, including details of a special assessment refund, engineering reports, service requests, and board minutes.

The respondent delayed providing the records, citing bad faith and privacy concerns, and demanded an arbitrary $500 fee.

The Condominium Authority Tribunal found the applicant was entitled to the records, subject to redactions of other owners' identifying information.

The Tribunal ordered the respondent to provide the records, permitted the respondent to charge reasonable preparation costs ($24/hour and $0.20/page), and ordered the respondent to pay the applicant $612 in costs and a $750 penalty for refusing the records without a reasonable excuse.

The applicant, a condominium unit owner, requested paper copies of board meeting minutes and records relating to mould removal from the respondent condominium corporation.

The respondent acknowledged the applicant's entitlement to the records but refused to provide them, arguing the mandatory request form was improperly completed.

The Tribunal found the form was completed in sufficient detail and ordered the respondent to provide the records.

The Tribunal also awarded the applicant $500 in costs and imposed a $500 penalty on the respondent for refusing the records without a reasonable excuse.

The applicant, a condominium unit owner, requested records from the respondent condominium corporation regarding reserve fund expenditures for pool and walkway repairs, as well as unredacted board minutes concerning his window replacement.

The Condominium Authority Tribunal found that the respondent had provided all required records, including interim reserve fund reports and full board minutes with explanations.

The tribunal concluded that the respondent met its disclosure obligations under the Condominium Act, 1998, and declined to award compensation or costs to either party, finding no evidence of intentional delay or bad faith.