Gena Argitis, Sandra Astolfo, Silvana D'Alimonte, Maria Dimakas, Carmen Bruni
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Gena Argitis, COO of Tarion Warranty Corporation
Topic: Cancelling a condominium project (ie. due to insufficient sales, or the inability to procure satisfactory financing)--- a discussion about what information and/or documentation Tarion Warranty Corporation and the Home Construction Regulatory Authority require from the declarant, in order to cancel a project with impunity.
Sandra Astolfo, partner at Weir Foulds LLP
Topic: Recent amendments to the Construction Act of Ontario regarding the prompt payment rules and the new lien periods, and discussing the mandatory release of holdbacks, the elimination of set-offs against the holdback, deeming invoices to be proper (unless the owner notifies the contractor within prescribed times), and the private adjudication process for resolving disputes.
Silvana D’Alimonte, partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.
Topic: Fraudulent representations involving the agreement of purchase and sale---what does Ontario case law require the innocent party to prove, and what remedies are available if the fraud is discovered before the closing has transpired, or after the transaction has been completed, and any other salient points distilled from the courts.
Maria Dimakas, Lawyer at Deo Condominium Lawyers
Topic: Noises within a condominium...what does Ontario case law stipulate regarding noise that is reasonably expected (and that should be condoned and accepted) versus noise that is excessive and/or unrelenting and intolerable... a discussion of the case of Frankel v. YRCC No. 664, and some guidance as to when noise falls within the purview of Section 117 of the Condominium Act 1998, S.O. 1998,as amended, and becomes unacceptable and worthy of court intervention.
Carmen Bruni, partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Topic: The utilization of artificial intelligence to streamline the day-to-day business operations of builders and developers, including the correspondence with homebuyers, the contracts and purchase orders with trades, the project budgets with construction lenders, and the sale agreements and condominium documents for the project(s) being developed.