

UNDERSTANDING
CO-OWNERSHIPS
AND CONDOMINIUMS
Co-ownerships and condominiums are legal structures that define both the exclusive rights and the shared rights of individuals who purchase portions of buildings registered under these structures.
CO-OWNERSHIPS
AND CONDOMINIUMS
Co-ownerships and condominiums are legal structures that define both the exclusive rights and the shared rights of individuals who purchase portions of buildings registered under these structures.
The information provided above is of a general nature only. Should you require more information regarding either of the above and more particularly co-ownerships, please consult your solicitor
CO-OWNERSHIP
- Buyer obtains ownership of a percentage interest by deed.
- Buyer gains exclusive right to occupy a specific unit through a Registered
Ownership and the provisions of the Co-ownership Agreement.
- Buyer obtains ownership of a percentage in the common areas in the
complex or building.
- Buyer becomes a member of the Co-ownership Corporation which:
(a) Manages the affairs of the building according to Co-ownership
Agreement, the corporation by-laws and or private contracts
(b) represents the interest of the owners.
- Buyer can individually finance his/her own unit.
- Buyer is assessed for percentage share (based on the size of the unit in
comparison to the whole complex or building) of common expenses.
- Co-ownership Agreement requires a reserve monetary fund to be
established for maintenance of the complex or building.
- Buyer can participate in management decisions by sitting on the
Board of Directors and voting at the Annual General Meeting.
- Buyer is subject to the Co-ownership Agreement rules and by-laws
and other contractual documentation of the Co-ownership Corporation.
- Buyer does not need the consent of the other co-owners or
Co-ownership Corporation to sell, rent or mortgage his/her unit.
- Sale of unit is subject to a Status Certificate which identifies any
outstanding or pending payments, assessment, or legal action related to the unit and/or the Corporation.
- Co-ownership has yearly audited financial reports issued to all owners and
is managed by a professional Management Company.
- Buyer obtains ownership of individual unit by deed.
- Buyer gains a percewntage interest in the common areas of the
complex or building.
- Buyer becomes a member of the Condominium Corporation which:
(a) manages the affairs of the complex or building according to the Condominium
Act, and more particular the Declaration and the By-laws.
(b) represents the interest of the owners.
- Buyer can individually finance his/her own unit.
- Buyer is assessed for a percentage share (based on the size of the unit in
comparison to the whole complex or building) of common expenses.
- The Condominium Act requires a reserve monetary fund to be established
for the maintenance of the complex or building.
- Buyer can participate in the management decisions by sitting on the Board of
Directors and voting at the Annual General Meeting.
- Buyer is subject to the Declaration, rules and by-laws of the
Condominium Corporation.
- Buyer does not need consent of the other owners or the
Condominium Corporation to sell, rent or mortgage his/her unit.
- The sale of a unit is subject to the receipt of a Status Certificate which identifies any outstanding or pending payments, assessments, or legal actions regarding the unit and/or the Corporation.
- The Condominium Corporation has yearly audited financial reports issued to all
owners and is managed by a professional Management Company.


