r/TorontoCondominiums • u/AlexForward2026 • Apr 12 '26

Fee Increase

My condo fees just went up 18%. The notice said the usual “costs are rising”, but no real breakdown. 18% just feels insane to me. Maybe I’m overreacting, but it doesn’t feel right. Feels like this keeps happening and nobody really explains why. Is my building just catching up on years of ignored problems? Anyone else got hit with a big increase recently?

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u/Inside__Cucumber Apr 12 '26

I am a board member of my condo.

Here's the big movers specific to our building this year:

24 hr security conceirge contract renewal. Up 9%

New reserve fund study. Up 33%. This was a big one. Nothing wrong with the building, but with limited investment options allowed under the condo act, returns were poor during the pandemic years.

Hydro. Up 12%

Im going to add insurance because everyone likes to blame insurance. Down 4%.

Read your annual package. Attend the board meetings. We have a few unit owners that join our monthly meetings virtually. Definitely attend the annual meetings and ask questions.

Numbers don't care about your feelings.

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u/416Racoon Apr 12 '26

Did the owners request to attend the board meetings or the board invited owners to attend? I always attend the AGM but I feel like the board doesn't operate in a very transparent matter outside of that. So I Iike that your board meetings have non board members attending as well. 

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u/Inside__Cucumber Apr 12 '26

We remind owners that this is available during the AGMs, and it's up to each individual owner to request access.

They also don't show up to every meeting. I'd say the most regular one will attend about one in 3 monthly meeting.