5 rules that residents of your condo are breaking
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Rules are made to be broken! But whether or not you are a rule-breaker, you have to acknowledge and accept that dozens of your condominiums rules and by-laws are being broken, all day, every day, and even as we speak. Some people break the rules because they don’t know any better, and some people just plain don’t care. Here are, in my experience, the five most-broken rules in downtown Toronto condominiums… Visit: www.torontorealtyblog.comTRANSCRIPT
Five Rules That Residents Of Your Condo Are Breaking
You might not realize it, but a LOT of condominium residents park in visitor parking.This one really bothers me.I had a friend in my old building that used to encourage his friends and family to use our visitor parking. I remember seeing his cousin in the underground parking one day, and I said, “Oh hey, (name), are you going up to see (name)?” She said, “No, we’re just heading over to the Jays game!”
Imagine a 4am fire alarm goes off because somebody burnt a pizza in the oven? And you don’t want to wait 40 minutes for the Fire Marshal to get there, inspect the building, and give the go-ahead to silence the alarm?Well, I suppose that’s when you get out your ladder, take screw driver, open up the speaker, and cut the wires.I know about……oh……..a hundred million people who have done this. Give or take…
I’ve witnessed some ridiculous by-laws regarding renovation, most of which are not enforced.I tell my clients that a reasonable rule of thumb is that you can change what you can see – your flooring, your kitchen counters, your backsplash, etc. Once you want to change something you can’t see, like plumbing, electrical, etc., you need the condo’s permission, and there’s no guarantee that you’ll get it.
In actual fact, barbecues are ALL illegal on balconies, terraces, or any outdoor space, unless there is a gas-line built into the exterior wall of the condo, or the condominium’s Declaration specifically notes that barbecues ARE permitted.So yeah, about 90% of all the barbecues you see on condo balconies are illegal.But do the owners care?That’s rhetorical…
Garbage left on the floor. Do we really need a notice that says, “Please do not leave garbage on the floor”? Yes, we do! This rule is constantly broken because human beings lack common courtesy, and respect for other people.Throwing large items down the chute. You can’t stop people from being stupid. My client sent me a photo of the ironing board that somebody jammed down the chute in his condo.
Anything And Everything Regarding The Garbage Chute…
Abusing “Visitor” Parking
Disabling The Fire Alarm
All Renovations Require Permission
No Barbecues On Outdoor Space