Are you looking to resolve a condo-related issue in your community that is not within the Condominium Authority Tribunal’s jurisdiction? It’s important to understand what tools you have at your disposal. Depending on what your issue is and who the parties are, you have the following options

• Mandatory mediation or arbitration
• Voluntary mediation, arbitration
• The Superior Court of Justice

Some issues must go through mandatory mediation provided you and the other party are unable to resolve them on your own and you both agree to get help from a neutral third party. They are issues about:

• Shared facilities agreements between two or more condo corporations 
• First-year budgets between developers and condo corporations
• Provisions in the governing documents that fall outside of the CAT’s jurisdiction between owners and condo corporations
• Changes to common elements agreements between owners and condo corporations
• Electric vehicle charging system installations between owners and condo corporations

These requirements apply only to certain parties, depending on their role and the type of agreement or disagreement.