COVID-19 and Condominiums
FEATURE
COVID-19 and Condominiums Bill Clark
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OVID-19 has impacted every aspect of our lives including the cancellation of recreational activities at our condominiums. On March 13th in compliance with governmental regulations, amenities of all Ontario condominiums were closed. So, how has Covid-19 impacted the availability of recreational facilities? In order to write this article I surveyed a number of property managers who deal with high rise, low rise and townhouse condominiums whose facilities include indoor and outdoor pools, gyms, meeting rooms, billiard rooms, craft rooms and sports courts. They reported that some residents though not happy that the facilities were closed but for the most part understood. However, after a period of time, residents started to ask questions about their maintenance fees. Since they could not use the facilities, shouldn’t they get a rebate on these fees? Although this was a reasonable question unfortunately there are still costs involved in maintaining amenities including utilities, cleaning staff and in the case of pools - chemicals.
G O L D E N H O R SESHOE CHAPTER OF THE CANADIA N CO N D O MI N I U M I NSTI TUTE
