Condopedia
A podcast hosted by lawyers from Davidson Houle Allen LLP. Everything you wanted to know about the law related to Condominiums in Ontario, with hopefully some humour mixed in. All contents provided is for information purposes only is not intended to provide legal advice, which cannot be given without knowing the facts of a specific situation. Intro and outro music provided by Purple Planet: www.purple-planet.com
Episodes
If you missed our March 25, 2026, Condo Crunch addressing Violence and Harassment, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Emily Deng- Duties and Obligations of Condominium Corporations with respect to Violence & Harassment (starting at 1:18)
- Sophie Ryder- Remedying Non-Compliant & Harassmen...
If you missed our February 24, 2026, Condo Crunch addressing Winter Maintenance and Repair, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
1.Victoria Craine - Statutory Obligations under Condominium Act and Occupiers' Liability Act in terms of Winter Maintenance and Repair (starting at 1:30)
2. Akshit Bhardwaj - Condominium Corporations facing legal risk (starting at 6...
If you missed our December 16, 2025 Holiday Q&A, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
1. Christy Allen- Issued faced by Condominium Lawyers (starting at 1:40)
2. Cheryll Wood- Meetings and Directors (starting at 7:19)
3. Melinda Andrews - Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) and Costs (starting at 14:16)
4. Victoria Craine- Ontario's Fire Code (starting at...
If you missed our November 24, 2025, Condo Crunch addressing How to Navigate Difficult Owners: Practical Strategies for Condo Boards and Managers, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
1. Cheryll Wood - Effective Approaches to Navigate Difficult Interactions at Owner's Meeting (starting at 2:10)
2. Melinda Andrews -Practical Solutions for Boards and Managers (s...
If you missed our October 28, 2025, Condo Crunch addressing Insurance, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
1. Akshit Bhardwaj- Types of Coverages and Key Considerations (starting at 1:15)
2. Sandra Kolijuskov- Detailed Explanation of Key Considerations (starting at 12:53)
3. Christy Allen- Litigation arising out of Insurable Claims, Subrogation, and Uninsured...
If you missed our June 17, 2025, Summer Q&A Session, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
1. Christy Allen- Records (starting at 1:40)
2. Cheryll Wood- Meetings and Directors (starting at 10:18)
3. Melinda Andrews- Insurance (starting at 19:39)
4. Victoria Craine- Common Elements Modifications (starting at 27:47)
5. Mitch Robinson- Status Certificates (sta...
If you missed our May 29, 2025, Condo Crunch addressing CAT Updates and Standards for Condo Boards and Managers, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Melinda Andrews- Meeting Minutes Disputes and Best Practices (starting at 1:15...
If you missed our April 24, 2025, Condo Crunch addressing Spring Cleaning, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Simon Brick- AGM & Elections (starting at 1:31).
- Sophie Ryder- Access and Inspection of Units and Other Issues...
If you missed our March 27, 2025, Condo Crunch addressing Meetings, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Mitch Robinson- Meeting: Planning, Registration, and Process (starting at 1:30).
- Emily Deng- Holding the Meeting, Voting,...
If you missed our February 20, 2025 Condo Crunch addressing Common Element Modifications, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Melinda Andrews - Introduction to Common Element Modifications (starting at 1:17) and also, Case Laws on Common Element Modifications (starting at 30:21)
- James Davidson- Common Element cha...
If you missed our January 23, 2025 Condo Crunch addressing Records, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Melinda Andrews - Introduction to Records and Managing Requests (starting at 1:08) and also, Tips and Recommendations when dealing with Records (starting at 34:58)
- Sophie Ryder - Key aspects of Record Keeping, ...
Another year has gone by and we are back with another holiday Q&A session. In this packed episode, the DHA team goes through a variety of questions sent to us by our listeners and readers.
The speakers in order of presenting and their topics are:
- Melinda Andrews: Pets, starting at 1:40, and also Insurance/Repairs, starting at 42:45.
- Nicole Robinson: Chargebacks, starting at 6:00.
- Mitch Robinson: Single Family Units, star...
If you missed our November 28, 2024 Condo Crunch addressing Dogs at the CAT, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Sophie Ryder - History of Pet Rules (starting at 1:50)
- Cheryll Wood - Pet concerns, Request for Accommodation and Service Animals etc. (starting at 9:26)
- Christy Allen - Jurisdictional issues and ove...
If you missed our September 26, 2024 Condo Crunch addressing the Condominium Authority Tribunal, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Akshit Bhardwaj - Overview of the CAT and its Jurisdiction (1:25)
- Emily Deng - Decision Making ...
This episode is a recording of our 2024 Summer Q&A session that occurred on June 28, 2024.
The topics and speakers are:
- Jessica Weick - Chargebacks (1:55)
- Cheryll Wood - Meetings (6:15)
- Jim Davidson - Insurance, repairs and reserve funds (10:00)
- Dominique Mesina - EV Charging (18:55)
- Victoria Craine - Enforcement (26:45)
- Nicole Robinson - Pets and Rules (35:20)
- Rija Chaudhary - Occupancy of Units (43:30)
- Sophie Ryder - Ac...
If you missed our May 1, 2024 Condo Crunch addressing Tarion, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. The topics and speakers are as follows:
- Mitchell Robinson - Tarion Process (starting at 1:37)
- Victoria Craine - Tarion and Performance Audit (starting at 6:50)
- Cheryll Wood - General Duties and Maintenance (starting at 16:55)
- Emily Deng - Spring Walk...
If you missed our CondoCrunch session on collections that was held on March 28, 2024, you can now listen to the session here. The topics and speakers are as follows:
1. Victoria Craine - Chargebacks
2. Nicole Robinson - Lien process
3. Cheryll Wood - Power of Sale
4. James Davidson - Cases
If you missed our February 22 Condo Crunch addressing violence and harassment in condominiums, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast.
The speakers in order of presentation and their associated topics are:
- Emily Deng (introduction - starts at 00:15)
- Emily Deng (violence and harassment against employees - starts at 1:39)
- Christy Allen (responding to allegations of violence and harassment - starts at...
If you missed our Holiday Q&A that was held on December 12, 2023, the session recording is now the latest episode of our podcast.
The topics and speakers are:
1. Nancy Houle moderating.
2. Jessica Weick - common element modifications, starting at 2:20.
3. Dominique Mesina - noise, starting at 9:15.
4. Emily Deng - the Condominium Authority Tribunal, starting at 17:10.
5. Cheryll Wood - charge backs and green retrofits, starting...
If you missed the Halloween edition of our latest Condo Crunch webinar, it is now available as the latest episode of our Condopedia podcast. In this episode, Mitch, Victoria, and Jim discuss some of the “scariest” cases in condominium law!
The speakers in order of presentation are:
- Mitch Robinson (aka “Harry Potter” - starts at 1:30)
- Victoria Craine (aka “Janet Wayne” - starts at 8:04)
- Jim Davidson (aka “Winter Solstice” - star...
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