TheKingEast
Senior Member
So this explains why developers rush people into units that are nowhere near done. I don't know why the city allows it.
Councillor Wiong-Tam has some plan to say the City cannot approve the construction or reno for a condo sales centre until the project is approved but I doubt this would actually stop sales as they could, I assume, still happen through brokers.
What a stupid thing for Wong-Tam to propose. Does she think that she is in a communist country?
So this explains why developers rush people into units that are nowhere near done. I don't know why the city allows it.
I don't get it. If it isn't the city's job to look out for "deceived" consumers, why would you think it's the provincial or federal government that ought to take up the task? If Joe Citizen is getting ripped off and any level of gubbmint is aware of it, don't you think they ought to be letting Joe know the score?
Either you take a libertarian approach and claim a blanket "buyer beware" approach for your electorate (in which case you let 'em sink or swim), or you assume some level of responsibility - if nothing else, letting another level of government know something underhanded is taking place that's screwing folks over.
That was an issue that was brought up at the recent City condo consultations.
Thanks. It's good to know I am not losing my mind.
But as to the other points:
(1) It amounts to false advertising IMO to put up a sales centre with model suites and shiny glassy models of buildings if the plans are not approved. That's because, say, if the city demands a change, fewer storeys for example, or even a reshaping like the way Massey Tower had to shave off a bit at the top to accommodate St. Mike's flight path, it could affect the number of units or layouts or square footage or something. A buyer thinks she is getting 400 sf shaped like a square only to discover she is getting 380 sf with an odd angle on one side.
(2) It basically tells me that developers don't give a rat's butt what the city has to say because they're already prepped to go to the OMB.
What a stupid thing for Wong-Tam to propose. Does she think that she is in a communist country? You can't restrict the legal sale of condo's by denying permits to construct a sales office. If potential buyers are doing their due-diligence they will ascertain if the project is approved before signing on the dotted line - if it's a concern to them.
Are people really being deceived or are people just too lazy to read the fine print?
What a stupid thing for Wong-Tam to propose. Does she think that she is in a communist country? You can't restrict the legal sale of condo's by denying permits to construct a sales office. If potential buyers are doing their due-diligence they will ascertain if the project is approved before signing on the dotted line - if it's a concern to them.
Anyone who has close proximity to KWT sees that she acts in the interest of business with many of the decisions she makes, in addition to working for the public good. The woman was a real estate agent for God's sake... she's really not the leftist loot-strumming hippie people try to make her out to be. (Not that I have anything against such types... in fact I think we need more of that.) But I respect the balance she has worked to achieve while walking a very difficult line. Let's not forget that protecting the rights of people while tending to the perceived 'needs' of business is very tough to reconcile.
One of the best looking and high profile condo showrooms and it was packed this past Saturday.