10/07/2025– Jurisdiction Ontario
Part 91 published on 01/09/2025
Condominium Corporation entitled to disclose certain information respecting legal disputes.
The Tribunal dismissed the owner’s claim that his name should have been redacted from board meeting minutes and that an additional Periodic Information Certificate (PIC), issued by the corporation, was unauthorized. The Tribunal found references to legal proceedings in minutes and PICs were permissible disclosures under the Condominium Act and not “records relating to a specific unit or owner.”
The Tribunal said:
I conclude that in this context, referring to the legal dispute in the minutes is not a violation of s. 55 (4) (c) of the Act because it is not a record relating to a specific unit or owner. It is information about a legal dispute. The minutes contain references to party names, the general nature of the issue, and board decisions related to the case (like appointing counsel and updating Status Certificates). It also includes the outcome and follows up on orders once the decision was released. This disclosure is consistent with the intent of the Act.
The Tribunal also said that it did not have jurisdiction to decide a dispute about timing of delivery of a Periodic Information Certificate.
Clegg v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 382, 2025 ONCAT 119- Record Case