High rise, is BBQ allowed?

I see a BBQ on my neighbouring condo BLD. Facing Baview Village.
I suspect it's around the 25ft -30th floor.

Wonder if that's your neighbour?

Either way, just notify the BLD management. No apartment or condo that I've lived in allows BBQ's on the tenants balcony.


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Anytime smoke travels into another residence, it becomes a violation under the fire code.

With smoke goes in hand with heat .. radiant heat. It will catch drapes, curtains etc on fire many floors above the actual floor its happening on.


You may want to read the Fire Code. I think you'll find it says nothing about smoke entering a neighour's residence.

You may further find that the Fire Code is not specific about barbecues on balconies. Some fire services try to use it to prohibit them, many believe that the Fire Code cannot be so used. Some municipalities have passed by-laws to address this but the legality of said by-laws are open to challenge.

A good source for a definitive answer would be the Office of the Fire Marshal of Ontario. They're responsible for writing the Fire COde and offering advice to fire services about interpretation.
 
You may want to read the Fire Code. I think you'll find it says nothing about smoke entering a neighour's residence.

You may further find that the Fire Code is not specific about barbecues on balconies. Some fire services try to use it to prohibit them, many believe that the Fire Code cannot be so used. Some municipalities have passed by-laws to address this but the legality of said by-laws are open to challenge.

A good source for a definitive answer would be the Office of the Fire Marshal of Ontario. They're responsible for writing the Fire COde and offering advice to fire services about interpretation.

Yawn. Ive read the fire code .. perhaps i didnt type out my comments as specifically as i should have.
Fire code is a general umbrella that fire services use, they can enforce/make their own codes as per muncipality/city.
 
next time it gets smoky, walk out the balcony and take a piss...
 
This is why you should buy a house or townhome. Much more freedom.
These eyesores called Condo's are horrible.
 
This is why you should buy a house or townhome. Much more freedom.
These eyesores called Condo's are horrible.

Condo owners get screwed in so many ways..it's a bit of a joke really.
 
if i'm in my condo and smoke is coming in, i call management...if i don't get a proper response, i let them know i shall be calling the fire department next...they can deal with that...i don't mind someone barbequeing on their balcony, but if my place is smelling like a smoke house, it won't last long...our building has a comunal area with a couple of barbeques for people to use...
 
This is why you should buy a house or townhome. Much more freedom.
These eyesores called Condo's are horrible.

I don't normally agree with Blue Kawi, but this got my vote.

I'd hate living in a bird cage
 
This is why you should buy a house or townhome. Much more freedom.
These eyesores called Condo's are horrible.

Different strokes for different folks and all that stuff, but you couldn't pay me to live in a condo. Pay a mortgage and condo fees just to be told what I can and can't do? No thanks.
 
the way I see it, you pay mortgage for owning space in mid air. If **** was to happen and the building goes down you own nothing. With a house,town house, if your house was to go **** at least you can still camp on your own property.
 
the way I see it, you pay mortgage for owning space in mid air. If **** was to happen and the building goes down you own nothing. With a house,town house, if your house was to go **** at least you can still camp on your own property.

What does that even mean - 'and the building goes down'? As a condo owner I own a percentage of the building as a whole and the interior of my unit. I have insurance for the interior of my home and the condo has insurance to cover the value of the building.

It might not be for everyone, but I love condo living. I have no desire to spend time doing yard work or external repairs. Also for the comments about being told what to do, take an active position on the board and you can influence this. We all have to live by communal rules whether in a house or a condo.

It also depends on where you buy and the type of unit you choose. I have seen many houses with a lot less character than my condo.
 
What does that even mean - 'and the building goes down'? As a condo owner I own a percentage of the building as a while and the interior of my unit. I have insurance for the interior of my home and the condo has insurance to cover the value of the building.

It might not be for everyone, but I love condo living.
Yes we all have insurance and all that, my point is just a plain simple view of things.

Condos are like owning space, if that building for x or y factor was to be destroyed, you can not divide the land based on the number of owners.

House you own the land, everything above or blow it is yours, well kinda. but you get my point.
 
Yes we all have insurance and all that, my point is just a plain simple view of things.

Condos are like owning space, if that building for x or y factor was to be destroyed, you can not divide the land based on the number of owners.

House you own the land, everything above or blow it is yours, well kinda. but you get my point.

Ummm, not sure what you mean. The owners in a condominium collectively own the land on which the condo is built.
 
Ummm, not sure what you mean. The owners in a condominium collectively own the land on which the condo is built.
Correct, now for what you pay (forget location for a second) when it comes down to splitting the land by every owner how much did you pay for a square foot? compare to the land on a house?
 
Correct, now for what you pay (forget location for a second) when it comes down to splitting the land by every owner how much did you pay for a square foot? compare to the land on a house?

Depends on the building. I live in a low rise which occupys a decent footprint of land. Given a complete collapse of the building (highly unlikely) the land value would provide near market rates given that the land was resold to create another condo.

This is ignoring things like building insurance which would come into play in such a catastrophic situation. I would say in my area that home owners pay much more per square foot, however, I would have to actually calculate.

You can't forget location when it comes to real estate. I could by a mansion in Africa but that is irrelevant to the discussion.
 
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