Owners Challenge Condo Corporation’s Authority to Enter into Agreement for Bulk Television and Internet Services

In a recent case, Zordel v. MTCC No. 949, a couple of unit owners (the “Applicants”) sued the condominium corporation after it entered into a new agreement with a new service provider for the provision of bulk television and internet services. The Applicants claimed that the corporation did not have the jurisdiction to enter into the agreement and require the unit owners to pay for such services as common expenses without allowing owners to opt out. The applicants also took the position that the corporation was required to obtain the approval of at least 66 2/3% of the unit owners before entering into the agreement, as required by section 97 of the Condominium Act, 1998.    Read the article…………………..