December 16, 2019. 7.0K views. In a recent case before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, WCC No. 31 v. Silberberg et al, a condominium corporation obtained an order prohibiting the unit owners, Mr. and Mrs. Silberberg, from smoking on their balcony in contravention of the condominium rules. When they had first moved into the building there …
So I live in an apartment complex in Ontario and literally everyone smokes cigarettes on their balcony, there are signs near doors saying no smoking near the entrance (9m) but does this mean I can light up on the balcony? I ask because my neighbor upstairs threatened to call the cops on me and my wife if we lit up outside because she could …
Under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, you cannot smoke or vape in any enclosed workplace, any enclosed public place and other places designated as smoke-free and vape-free on this page. If you smoke or vape where it is not allowed, you may be charged with an offence and subject to a fine ($1,000 for a first offence, $5,000 for any further …
In my opinion, smoking on a balcony that results in smoke entering other balconies or units is prohibited. The act has priority over a condominium bylaw, which cannot permit smoking that …
This is regulated by the Smoke Free Ontario Act, 2017. Under the Act , it is legal for individuals, aged 19 or older, to smoke or vape recreational cannabis in their condo residence (referred to as a private dwelling ), including the balcony (if it is exclusively for the use of the unit), unless it has been banned in the condo corporation’s …
Pretty sure you're fine as long as your building allows smoking. Just promise not to be one of those people who tosses their cigarette butts off the balcony so they land on your neighbors'. I lived bellow a smoker for three years, and had to complain multiple times about my balcony becoming an ashtray. 3. level 1.
I live in a 1bedroom apartment on the 20th floor with a private balcony, and I'm pretty sure by the non-smoking rule, it means nowhere within the apartment. Anyway, I went out for a smoke on my balcony as usual, and as soon as I sat down in my chair, I heard a (presumably older lady) yell from below, 'STOP THE CIGARETTES- as*hole!'.
If your lease specifically prohibits smoking ANYWHERE on the property, then you are not going to be able to smoke on your balcony no matter if you think the rule is stupid or not. Remember, the landlord is the one who owns the property, so they are the ones that get to make the rules.
