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& 1J Power hungry board members can be ousted CHRISTOPHER INVIDIATA Saies Rep. 338â€"9000 $299,000 ISUPPORT UNITED WAY Full of charm and character. Immaculate condition. Hardwood, fireplace, new screen porch. New designer white kitchen. Finished basement. Deep lot 150‘ with mature trees. LOOK WHAT‘S _ «&3 BEEN LEFT BEHIND! GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND! QUAINT HOME PRIME LOCATION Over $16 million & in sales in 1993 P Thanks To You RIVER OAKS BLD . W UPPER MIDDLE RD 0 EW aboutsune <!!* SGeeag DUNDAS ST. (WWY C )1 REALTY CORP R YOUR NEXT MOVE, CAl || 283 DOUC Â¥ s OAKVILLE ly disillusioned with those who are in positions of power. We are being deluged with the antics of politicians, whether it LL TODA CHRISTOPHER INVIDIATA ’)i;gj 4. ~ is y Â¥ b ow ; . 283 DOUGLAS AVENUE, 338â€"2000 What bothers them is that the memâ€" bers of the board were elected to repreâ€" sent the interests of all the unit owners in the administration of the affairs of the corporation. However, upon being placed in positions of authority, they seem to begin to suffer delusions of grandeur. To some people, this seems to have gone to their head. Power hungry directors who are playing "King of the Castle" can seriâ€" ously disrupt the serenity of condominiâ€" um life under such circumstances. So, what can be done about it? Unfortunately, appeals to the board too often seems to fall on deaf ears. So, what if vou‘re still mad and want This has reached such a state, that howls of rage have been heard from a growing number of unit owners. Owners who are so concerned about the lack of understanding of their conâ€" cerns by those insensitive board memâ€" bers, that they are asking how they can free themselves from such inconsiderate control. You can‘t pick up a newspaper withâ€" out reading a diatribe about the abuse of power, whether it be on the municipal, provincial, or national level. It was Sam Levinson who said, "Insanity is herediâ€" tary, you can get it from your children." I can‘t help feeling that insanity is also contagious; you can get it from our politiâ€" cians, for increasingly, I am hearing from condominium unit owners who are outâ€" raged at the abusive usage of power by some members of their boards of direcâ€" be those who are scrambling to maintain their perilous seats in the reign of error up in Moscow on the Rideau, or down here closer to home at Screams Park. tOrs 1 Mon â€" Thurs: 12 pm â€" 8 pm Friday Closed Weekends & Holidays â€" 11 am â€" 6 pm to remove the present board and replace it with one more sympathetic to your needs, what can you do? This can be done, but you have to meet certain basic requirements of the Act. H, Penman Smith is a Burlington resident who has been active in all phases of condominium activity since 1975,. He is viceâ€"president of the Golden Horseshoe Chapter of theâ€" CCI and former Condominium Information Officer with the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations of the province of Ontario. The opinions statâ€" ed in this column are his own. He is not qualified to give legal opinions. (a) Under Sec. 19 (1) a special meetâ€" ing shall be called by the board if they receive a requisition in writing by owners who together own at least 15% of the units. Should the board fail to call the meeting, any of the requisitionists may call the meeting. (b) Such a requisition shall state the nature of the business to be presented at the meeting and shall be signed by the requisitionists. However, to actually remove any director before the expiration of his/her term of office, a majority of the owners must, at the meeting called for that purpose, agree to do so, and they may then elect, in accordance with the byâ€"laws dealing with elections, any qualiâ€" fied person. Condofax welcomes your questions about condominiums and can be reached through The Oakville Beaver at 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ontario L6K 384 or by calling The Golden Horseshoe Chapter of the Canadian Condominium Institute (CCT) at 521â€" 8144. 844â€"2033