There are many cases in Toronto & GTA when condo management systems creates power dynamics that contribute to bullying. Directors may vie for control and influence over decisions, leading to a toxic environment where bullying becomes a means of exerting dominance and maintaining authority. What are the main reasons of bullying and what is financial effect?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBullying often arises when there are differing views or disagreements among condo directors and owners. Instead of engaging in respectful discussions and finding common ground, some individuals resort to bullying tactics to assert their own opinions and suppress opposite viewpoints. But bullying in condominiums is not just a conflict between people. The price of bullying for condo owners is too high to tolerate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoard meeting minutes are censored and do not disclose the most important information<\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are a lot of stories about bullying of condo directors and owners had been told and written. And the man problem \u00a0is not just communication, unfortunately. Taking into account the board meetings’ minutes are censored<\/span>. They include the information about board decisions, but they do not include any information why such decision are made, and not any information about polarity of opinions of directors.<\/p>So, condo owners are not aware of the most important information, who of directors shares the majority of condo owners values and interests and who do not. Poor communication channels, and a lack of transparency from boards of directors and managers can create an environment of mistrust and animosity, fuelling bullying incidents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen there is a lack of accountability within the condo management system, directors may feel emboldened to engage in bullying behaviour without facing consequences. And the fact condo lawyers get paid by the board on behalf of the corporation, does not encourage them to investigate the cases properly, check the facts to protect condo owners’ interests. Condo lawyers do whatever the board requested because the board pays them. But taking into account, in many cases of bullying, the board directors are manipulated by one or two persons (the\u00a0other members just follow), that are not interested in any changes and improvements. For understandable reasons, they are interested to shut down an opposite opinion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>As a result, condo lawyers shut down anybody who wants to make any improvements in the processes. No any changes \u00a0are possible.\u00a0This absence of checks allows the cycle of bullying to persist…<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo change the situation, it is important to address these underlying issues within the condo management system to mitigate bullying and create a more harmonious and inclusive community. This may involve implementing clearer communication channels, promoting transparency, fostering respectful discussions, and establishing mechanisms for conflict resolution and accountability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t32 % of 5736 letters of condo owners from 48% of condominiums reported condo directors and owners' bullying problem\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne priceless web resource created by one of the condo director Anne-Marie Ambert, Ph.D.
University Professor, that wanted to help other condo owners and directors with an advice through \u00a0condoinformation.ca<\/a><\/p>Since June 2009 till May 2017 years she has got 5,736 letters from desperate condo owners of ~ 48% of Toronto Condominiums.<\/p>
Based on that, the major problems mentioned in condo owners and directors’ letters were:<\/p>
Financial problems – (53.5 % letters) and\u00a0lack of communication from boards of directors and\/or managers (49 % letters). 15 % of letters included problem with fraud and kickbacks, and\u00a032 % letters (~ 1835 letters) included bullying. \u00a0 Considering that not everyone who experienced that knew about that resource and not everyone had found the time and wish to write and feel the same negative emotions, and the most of bullied people felt frustrated and hopeless to change something, bullying is a huge problem in Ontario. \u00a0<\/p>
Every letter included more than one problem. So, the graph below indicates a percentage of letters that included a particular problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Bullying often arises when there are differing views or disagreements among condo directors and owners. Instead of engaging in respectful discussions and finding common ground, some individuals resort to bullying tactics to assert their own opinions and suppress opposite viewpoints. But bullying in condominiums is not just a conflict between people. The price of bullying for condo owners is too high to tolerate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t There are a lot of stories about bullying of condo directors and owners had been told and written. And the man problem \u00a0is not just communication, unfortunately. Taking into account the board meetings’ minutes are censored<\/span>. They include the information about board decisions, but they do not include any information why such decision are made, and not any information about polarity of opinions of directors.<\/p> So, condo owners are not aware of the most important information, who of directors shares the majority of condo owners values and interests and who do not. Poor communication channels, and a lack of transparency from boards of directors and managers can create an environment of mistrust and animosity, fuelling bullying incidents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t When there is a lack of accountability within the condo management system, directors may feel emboldened to engage in bullying behaviour without facing consequences. And the fact condo lawyers get paid by the board on behalf of the corporation, does not encourage them to investigate the cases properly, check the facts to protect condo owners’ interests. Condo lawyers do whatever the board requested because the board pays them. But taking into account, in many cases of bullying, the board directors are manipulated by one or two persons (the\u00a0other members just follow), that are not interested in any changes and improvements. For understandable reasons, they are interested to shut down an opposite opinion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> As a result, condo lawyers shut down anybody who wants to make any improvements in the processes. No any changes \u00a0are possible.\u00a0This absence of checks allows the cycle of bullying to persist…<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t To change the situation, it is important to address these underlying issues within the condo management system to mitigate bullying and create a more harmonious and inclusive community. This may involve implementing clearer communication channels, promoting transparency, fostering respectful discussions, and establishing mechanisms for conflict resolution and accountability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t One priceless web resource created by one of the condo director Anne-Marie Ambert, Ph.D. Since June 2009 till May 2017 years she has got 5,736 letters from desperate condo owners of ~ 48% of Toronto Condominiums.<\/p> Based on that, the major problems mentioned in condo owners and directors’ letters were:<\/p> Financial problems – (53.5 % letters) and\u00a0lack of communication from boards of directors and\/or managers (49 % letters). 15 % of letters included problem with fraud and kickbacks, and\u00a032 % letters (~ 1835 letters) included bullying. \u00a0 Considering that not everyone who experienced that knew about that resource and not everyone had found the time and wish to write and feel the same negative emotions, and the most of bullied people felt frustrated and hopeless to change something, bullying is a huge problem in Ontario. \u00a0<\/p> Every letter included more than one problem. So, the graph below indicates a percentage of letters that included a particular problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tBoard meeting minutes are censored and do not disclose the most important information<\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t32 % of 5736 letters of condo owners from 48% of condominiums reported condo directors and owners' bullying problem\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
University Professor, that wanted to help other condo owners and directors with an advice through \u00a0condoinformation.ca<\/a><\/p>
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