Board & Governance · Ontario
Condominium Act, 1998, s. 58
Rules
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Checked against the official source on 2 November 2026
At a glance
- Board rule-making power
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Board makes rules for owner safety and preventing interference.
“The board may make, amend or repeal rules under this section respecting the use of the units, the common elements or the assets, if any, of the corporation to, (a) promote the safety, security or welfare of the owners”
- Rule consistency
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Rules must be reasonable and consistent with the Act and by-laws.
“The rules shall be reasonable and consistent with this Act, the declaration and the by-laws.”
- Inconsistent provisions
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Inconsistent rules are amended to follow the Act's provisions.
“If any provision in a rule or a proposed rule is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall prevail and the rule or proposed rule, as the case may be, shall be deemed”
- Amending rules
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Owners can amend or repeal rules at a called meeting.
“The owners may amend or repeal a rule at a meeting of owners duly called for that purpose.”
- Rule effectiveness
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Rules are effective after a 30-day notice period.
“a rule is not effective until the following time: 1. If the board receives a requisition for a meeting of owners under section 46 within 30 days after the board has given notice of the rule to the owners,”
- Transition from the developer
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Developer rules before registration stay effective until replaced or confirmed.
“Despite subsection (7), a rule proposed by the declarant before the registration of the declaration and description shall be effective until it is replaced or confirmed by a rule of the corporation”
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Official text
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Show the full text of Condominium Act, 1998, s. 58
Rules
58 (1) The board may make, amend or repeal rules under this section respecting the use of the units, the common elements or the assets, if any, of the corporation to,
(a) promote the safety, security or welfare of the owners and of the property and the assets, if any, of the corporation; or
(b) prevent unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of the units, the common elements or the assets, if any, of the corporation. 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 54 (1).
Rules to be reasonable
(2) The rules shall be reasonable and consistent with this Act, the declaration and the by-laws. 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (2).
Same, proposed rules
(3) Rules proposed by the declarant before the registration of a declaration and description shall be reasonable and consistent with this Act, the proposed declaration and the proposed by-laws. 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (3).
Inconsistent provisions
(4) If any provision in a rule or a proposed rule is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall prevail and the rule or proposed rule, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (4).
Amendment by owners
(5) The owners may amend or repeal a rule at a meeting of owners duly called for that purpose. 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (5).
Notice of rule
(6) Upon making, amending or repealing a rule, the board shall give a notice of it to the owners that includes,
(a) a copy of the rule as made, amended or repealed, as the case may be;
(b) a statement of the date that the board proposes that the rule will become effective;
(c) a statement that the owners have the right to requisition a meeting under section 46 and the rule becomes effective at the time determined by subsections (7) and (8); and
(d) a copy of the text of section 46 and this section. 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (6); 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 54 (2).
When rule effective
(7) Subject to subsection (8), a rule is not effective until the following time:
1. If the board receives a requisition for a meeting of owners under section 46 within 30 days after the board has given notice of the rule to the owners, the earlier of,
2. If the board does not receive a requisition for a meeting of owners under section 46 within the 30 days after the board has given notice of the rule to the owners, the day after that 30th day. 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 54 (3).
Same
(8) A rule or an amendment to a rule that has substantially the same purpose or effect as a rule that the owners have previously amended or repealed within the preceding two years is not effective until the owners approve it, with or without amendment, at a meeting duly called for that purpose. 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (8).
Same, proposed rule
(9) Despite subsection (7), a rule proposed by the declarant before the registration of the declaration and description shall be effective until it is replaced or confirmed by a rule of the corporation that takes effect in accordance with subsection (7). 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (9).
Compliance
(10) All persons bound by the rules shall comply with them and the rules may be enforced in the same manner as the by-laws. 1998, c. 19, s. 58 (10).
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