London & Area Chapter Seminar:
“Human Rights in Condominium”

About your presenters & their presentations:

Kristin Carnie is a Lawyer with Cohen Highley LLP in London, Ontario. She joined the firm following her call to the Ontario Bar in 2008. Kristin is a 2007 graduate of the joint Canadian and American law degree program at the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy. She also has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of Guelph.

Kristin practices in the area of Administrative law with a focus on Human Rights and Residential Tenancies. She works exclusively for housing providers and landlords with respect to all lease issues and the defence of human rights complaints. As well, Kristin works on property tax assessment appeals and on the defence of municipal by-law violations and Provincial Offences charges.

The Presentation
You’ve been served. Now What?

In the unfortunate event that you are served with a Human Rights Application:

• Do you understand your obligations under the Code?
• Have you responded appropriately and within the time limits?
• Do you know what to expect next?

Attend this seminar to be provided with a useful and practical summary of the new Human Rights system and the rules regarding deadlines, disclosure, mandatory mediation and more.

Tiffany K. Koch is a member of the Corporate/Commercial group in the London office of Miller Thomson LLP with a particular interest in condominium law and board governance issues. Since returning to her hometown of London and joining the firm as an associate in 2008, Tiffany has been gaining valuable experience in the area of condominium law, particularly through working with the firm’s experts in condominium law in the firm’s Toronto office. Tiffany is licensed to practise law in Ontario and California.

The Presentation
Human Rights Complaints – are you prepared?

Can a “no pets” provision in a condominium’s declaration be enforced against an owner claiming a disability and the need to keep a dog for therapeutic and emotion support?

Is a condominium corporation required to pay for the installation and maintenance of certain accommodations such as rams and automatic doors at the request of a disabled unit owner?

Is it sexual harassment if an employee tells a dirty joke to someone of the opposite sex who doesn’t want to hear it?

Find out the answers to these questions and more, and what a Board should be doing to avoid the trouble and expense of a claim under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.