Duty to accommodate versus condo rules
Deborah Howden, Partner, Shibley Righton LLP's Condominium Law Group.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
What is a condominium corporation’s duty to accommodate a resident?
Certain residents communicate a need for accommodation in relation to any one of the five social areas covered by the Ontario Human Rights Code. And where the accommodation request relates to a ground of discrimination listed in the Code, then the condominium corporation must do whatever is necessary to accommodate the person, short of undue hardship. For condominiums, the most relevant social areas are services, goods and facilities, and housing accommodation...