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Accessing Accessibility Under the Building Code

Nov 17, 2016

It is a given that during the life-cycle of a lease, commercial landlords and tenants can expect at least one of the parties to undertake some type of renovation. They will consult their lease terms to evaluate their rights, but they must also navigation through the tangled web of the Building Code Act, 1992 ("Building Code"). In light of recent amendments to the Building Code, landlords and tenants should be aware of whether a particular renovation they are considering should trigger new accessibility requirements. 

Read the full article: Accessing Accessibility Under the Building Code, The AODA and the OHRC.

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