This website is your introduction to The Condominium Act. It’s intended to help you understand the laws governing condominiums and your rights and responsibilities.

What is a condominium?
The word condominium refers to shared ownership of real property, in which each owner holds the title to a specific unit, and has a share of the common elements (ex: roof, parking garage, lobby), as well as any common assets (ex: personal property).

Condominium units come in many types and sizes, and can be:

A condominium development can be a combination of several types of units. Units may be built as condominium units or converted from another use (ex: apartment rental buildings).

A unit may include only the space within its four walls, the floor and the ceiling. Or it may be a unit of bare land on which a building is, or will be, located. The land on which the building is placed may be owned or leased.

What do all condominium units have in common? The answer is common elements. In an apartment-style building, the common elements may include the:

The common elements of a bare-land bungalow development may include:

Whether you are a developer, unit owner or potential buyer, this website can help you understand the laws about condominiums and your rights and responsibilities.

Notes for website

NOTE:  If there are any differences between this guide and the act, the act will be taken as correct.

NOTE:  The use of the word “act” throughout this website refers to The Condominium Act.

NOTE:  All references to section numbers refer to sections in The Condominium Act (SM 2011, c. 30, Sch. A).