Gov’t must fix condo power rebate: NDP

Rachel Notley is standing by condo owners in Alberta, demanding the UCP take action and release condominium owners the money they are owed in electricity rebates. Following a statement by a spokesperson on behalf of Dale Nally, associate minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, it was outlinined that sub-metered units will not be eligible for rebates because only the main site receives the bill from regulated utility providers, making them ineligible to receive the rebate.

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Can I Force My Landlord to Install Window Boxes for Air-Conditioners?

Q: I live in a ground-floor, rent-stabilized apartment in Harlem, with a window in the living room and another in the bedroom. For years, the security bars on both windows lacked emergency egress and space for a window-unit air-conditioner. I requested emergency egress for the bedroom window and a gate to accommodate air-conditioning in the living room, but when the landlord replaced the building’s windows, he put an emergency gate in the living room window and standard bars in the bedroom window, so neither accommodates air-conditioning. I’m stuck with a portable air-conditioner, which is much more expensive than a window unit. Can I compel the landlord to install bars that allow for air-conditioning?

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Noce: Fines allowed for condo bylaw infractions

Question: I live in a four-storey condominium building. There are two other four-storey buildings, with 48 units in our condominium complex. The board is out to get me. They are issuing fines against me alleging that I am breaching the bylaws and board rules. Some of the fines are more than two years old. The fines are on my ledger. The board has filed a caveat against my unit and is threatening foreclosure. What can I do? Please help!

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