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Jason Rivait

Partner | Toronto

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Portrait of Jason Rivait

Overview

Jason Rivait specializes in the area of condominium law and has extensive experience dealing with all condominium related matters. He prides himself on providing clients with concise, practical and timely advice.

Jason represents condominium corporations, condominium unit owners (residential/commercial/retail), property management providers, homeowners’ associations, non-profit resorts and hotel operators.

Jason is actively involved in the condominium industry. He was consulted by the Ontario Government pertaining to the amendments to the Condominium Act. He regularly teaches condominium law courses for the Canadian Condominium Institute. Jason is also a roster teacher for the Registered Condominium Manager (RCM) designation at Humber College. He regularly presents at the ACMO/CCI Condominium Conference and other industry events and conferences.

Jason is a member of the Communications Committee for Canadian Condominium Institute, which produces the Condo Voice magazine.

Thought leadership

Presentations
  • Presenter, "Legal Rapid Fire", ACMO/CCI Condominium Conference, October 2019
  • Presenter, "Condominium Management in the New World", ACMO/CCI Condominium Conference, November 2018
  • Presenter, "Buildings Coming of Age", ACMO/CCI Condominium Conference, November 2017
  • Presenter, "Condo After Dark: Police, Drugs and Spy Cameras",  ACMO/CCI Condominium Conference, November 2016
  • Presenter, "To Be or Not to BnB (Airbnb)", ACMO/CCI Condominium Conference, November 2015
  • Presenter, "Tenants in Condos",  ACMO/CCI Condominium Conference, November 2014
Publications
  • "A Holiday Do's (and Don'ts) List", Condo Voice, December 2019
  • "Decisions From the Courts", Condo Voice, July 2019
  • "The Right to Smoke Cannabis", Condo Voice, May 2019
  • "There's a Form for That", Condo Voice, November 2018
  • "Decisions From the Courts", Condo Voice, July 2018
  • "Policing the Butt Flicker", Condo Voice, May 2018
  • "The Annual General Meeting Heckler", Condo Voice, November 2017
  • "The Standardized Prozy Form - A Welcome Change", Condo Voice, November 2016
  • "Inaccessible Parking: A review of the disabled parking unit exchange", Condominium Manager, April 2016
  • "The New Condo Act: Effect on Directors", Condo Voice, October 2015
  • "Condo Act Reform", Toronto Star, May 2015
  • "Disputes in Condominiums - To Litigate or Mediate", Condo Voice,  May 2015
  • "When is a Condo a Hotel", Condo Voice, Decemeber 2014
  • "Airbnb Changing Condo Landscape", interview with Law Times, October 2014
  • "The Inadequacy of Reserve Fund Provisions", Condo Voice, July 2014
  • "Condo Hotels", Condo Voice, October 2013
  • "Requests for Records", Golden Horseshoe Magazine, May 2013
  • "Electric Vehicles in Condominiums", Green Building and Sustainable Strategies, April 2012
Other
  • Roster Teacher, Canadian Condominium Institute – Instructor for Directors’ Education Courses
  • Roster Teacher, Humber College – Instructor for the Registered Condominium Designation (RCM)

Professional memberships

  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Canadian Condominium Institute – Toronto
  • Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario

Bar admissions & education

  • Ontario, 2009
  • LL.B., University of Windsor, 2008
  • M.A., University of Windsor, 2005
  • B.A., University of Windsor, 2003