Some Ontario condo owners want condo boards to change. Here's why

These condo owners are fed up with what they describe as rogue condo boards. We're here to ask this government, our provincial government, to start caring about condos. There are about 2 million of them and this small but mighty group is sharing some examples they've both heard of and experienced themselves having no way to dispute fines. I've been charged back $7,500 and the only they put a lien on your unit that's how you have to pay it. No term limits. We've met board members who have been in place for 20 years. And if you want to run for the condo board When a challenger goes door-to-door, on many occasions they would get a nuisance letter from the property management saying, hey, you're causing nuisance, you're harassing people. See, this is how condo boards are supposed to operate. The key word really is reasonableness. That's how all boards are supposed to be acting reasonably and trying to listen to their owners and make sure they're making decisions that are in good faith and in the best interest of the corporation. But how about when they fail to operate in good faith on behalf of the condo owners themselves? Sometimes it's the couple of bad apples that kind of represents the community, but I know there's a lot of really good advocacy going on right now. Both out front of Queen's Park. They favor the corporation. They favor the property manager. They favor the board. And inside. The province has recently approved some amendments to the Condominium Act happening online and are now being overseen by the Condominium Authority of Ontario. Even more changes could be in the works. CAO staffers were out taking notes from protesters. A big part of why we're here today again is just to understand what owners are experiencing and what needs to happen in the future. More rules around condo governance are coming in 2027. Ali Chiasson, CBC News, Toronto.