CityTowers Property Management

06/01/2023

We are thrilled to announce that CityTowers Property Management Inc. has been recognized as one of the three top condo management companies in Mississauga by Threebestrated.ca. […]

05/05/2023

https://citytowersinc.com/the-future-of-condominium-property-management/

Contents1 How AI is changing condominium property management, and what the future might hold for this industry1.1 Predictive Maintenance1.2 Smart Building Technology1.3 Chatbots and Virtual Assistants1.4 […]

02/19/2023

https://youtu.be/HxHxyU7kk70

CityTowers Property Management Inc. is a Canadian Professional Condominium Management Company servicing Toronto, Mississauga, Burlington, Hamilton of Ontario...

12/19/2022

Six people are dead, allegedly some of them are board members, including the alleged 73-year-old suspected shooter, in a shocking Sunday evening shooting in a Vaughan high-rise condominium .
York Regional Police responded to an active shooter incident around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday night following reports of a male shooter, since identified as Francesco Villi.

Below is the info I found from open sources on the internet and put a big disclaimer that this a preliminary information ( can be not complete or incorrect) found from open sources:

The Vaughan condo shooter, FRANCESCO VILLI, 73 year old, is the owner of Unit 104 at 9235 Jane Street at YrCC 1139. He purchased his unit at $327,500 on September 14th 2014. It is alleged that he had a lung cancer and made a video on twitter before the shootings.

He sued the condo of YRCC 1139 in July. He alleged in his suit that the electrical room beneath his unit is improperly constructed, resulting in the emission of electromagnetic waves which have caused him pain. It's a ground floor condo and the shooter filed a legal suit that because his condo located immediately above an electrical room, the room emits electromagnetic waves impacting his health.

On September 13th 2021, Judge Vallee found Villi in contempt of a court order for communicating with staff employed by the Corporation after being prohibited from doing so. He lost his case against the corporation and was ordered to pay costs close to $17,000.

Villi is the sole shareholder of Villi Construction Company Ltd. A general contracting company incorporated in approximately 1973. The company has been involved in relatively small construction projects, bricklaying, stone work, cement work, additions and renovations.

Villi has a history of speaking out of order and generally engaging in abusive, frivolous and vexatious litigation and conduct. In a 1998 case against an insurance company he "used language insulting to one of the Insurer’s medical experts" but avoided being held in contempt.
Allegedly 5 or 6 people dead.

We feel down about this terrible news and so sorry for the victims. Our prayers with them and their families. This will have an on-going and long-term impact on the condo industry. We need to think how to make it safe for the condo boards and site management.

10/13/2022

Yesterday, October 12, we held an all-managers meeting at our head office board room. Over the past two years Zoom for our meetings was over-used and It was so great to see everyone’s active participation while sharing some ideas, thoughts and enjoying great food.

12/14/2021

Last Friday, December 10th, we had all CityTowers managers/employees Xmas Lunch. Halyna Kozak was awarded CityTowers 2021 Best Manager of the Year Award for her great performance, hard work and commitment. Traditionally (over past 9 years), this award comes with a $1,000 cheque from CityTowers. It was so great to see everyone since this was our first in person get together over the past one and half years.
Congratulations Halyna!

10/01/2018

Check out what is the future for the Condo Law Reforms. It is not that smooth as it was originally presented...

What is the fate of outstanding condo law reforms in ?
https://bit.ly/2zIGnWl

10/01/2018

It is the current board of directors who govern, not single unit owners, former board members, or the courts. As long as a board has acted reasonably, in good faith, and exercised the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would, a board’s decisions will not be derailed by the court. This is the bottom line from the case below written by Lynsey McMullan, and edited by Robert Mullin LLB. This is very important for all the board members with respect to our day-to-day operations.

Patterson v. York Condominium Corporation No. 70, 2018 ONSC 3735
Overview
Patterson v. York Condominium Corporation No. 70 (“Patterson”) highlights the independence that boards of directors enjoy when governing the activities and operations of condominiums. Patterson involved a compliance application initiated by a former Board member, in which it was alleged that the Condominium and a current Board member had failed to fulfill their obligations under the Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) and failed to act in good faith or with any diligence. The Applicant insisted that these failures were so severe that court intervention was necessary. While it was clear that the Condominium’s decisions were at odds with what the Applicant thought was best for the Condominium, the court refused to intervene; finding that the Condominium and the current Board had acted reasonably, in good faith, and had exercised the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
Facts
The Applicant was a long-time unit owner of the Condominium, and was previously a member of the Board of Directors from July of 2013 to January 2016. The Applicant’s complaints primarily concerned the Condominium’s decision to ignore the recommendations of experts hired by the Board back when the Applicant was a member. The recommendations were to increase maintenance fees and engage in immediate repairs to the parking garage and roofs, which collectively would have increased the Condominium’s common expenses. The Applicant alleged that the Condominium’s failure to implement these recommendations put the assets of the Condominium in danger and amounted to mismanagement on the Board’s part. According to the Applicant, significant action was needed “to secure the financial well-being of the corporation, protect the physical integrity of the condominium property and to comply with the Act”.
The Condominium, of course, disputed the Applicant’s claims. Although the Condominium’s budget was not increased, the repairs were on schedule, and a new management company that specialized in older condominiums had been hired to assist the Condominium with a new budget. The Condominium argued that there was no need to substitute the Board’s judgement with that of the court’s.
The court agreed with the Condominium, finding that the business judgement rule applied. The “business judgement rule” is a rule that protects the decisions of corporations, including condominiums, from being second-guessed or scrutinized by the courts. Without hesitation, the court in Patterson conceded that the Board was in a much better position to make decisions affecting the Condominium than the court.
Bottom Line
Boards are elected to manage the affairs of condominiums. Courts are hesitant to intervene and will not substitute their own judgements for those made by a board absent compelling evidence that such a measure is necessary. Patterson offers a reminder that it is the current board of directors who govern, not single unit owners, former board members, or the courts. As long as a board has acted reasonably, in good faith, and exercised the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would, a board’s decisions will not be derailed by the court.

08/18/2018

Today CityTowers had one of our regular managers' meetings which was a great success. We had a very informative presentations done by Emmanuel and his team from Complete Energy Solutions about Energy Savings Projects, HVAC and Intelligent Building Management.
Ben and Camilla from Get Quorum delivered their excellent presentation on how their software helps Condominiums communicate with owners and secure a quorum for owners meetings. Big thank you to all participants!

07/24/2018

An engineer offers tips for maximizing common element warranty coverage to get construction deficiencies resolved in new condo complexes.

06/22/2018

05/25/2017

Great info for the new owners that shows how to do uplodad documents/pictures to your warranty claims

MyHome lets you upload photos or other documents that help to explain your warranty claim. This video shows you how to do it.