The Royal Con
112 King Street East L8N1A8 Hamilton, ON, Canada

Despite concerns raised by residents, Hamilton Heritage Committee Recommends Designation of Royal Connaught. Live recording (from September 17th committee meeting) can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/user/insidecityofhamilton Janice Brown and William Rosart vote to hear and listen to resident concerns more fully prior to designation, but are out-voted.... Graham Carroll "uncomfortable" in voting and Karen Burke suggests items be reviewed in greater detail. Committee Members: Councillor Maria Pearson David Beland Janice Brown Karen Burke Graham Carroll Alissa Denham-Robinson Charles Dimitry Bill Janssen Lyn Lunsted Robin McKee Timothy Ritchie William Rosart https://www.thepublicrecord.ca//hamilton-heritage-committ/

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This letter was sent to Unit Owners at the Royal Connaught. It seems to describe "deplorable harassment and bullying that has taken place in the building in the past 3 years by Rudi Spallacci, Rudi Spallacci Jr., Michael Simple, Carol Robson, Daryll Filman, David Wu and Jeff Dibennedetto".

The way Condominiums are built and operated is governed by the Condo Act of Ontario. A comprehensive review of the Condo Act found that Developers were separating common amenities and charging a fee for usage via a sale or lease. The review of the Condo Act suggested that leasing back assets creates unnecessary tension and creates high increases in common element fees as buyers assume common elements, such as the Main Lobby and Entrance to their building, are included with th...eir purchase. On May 3, 2018, the Directors (Secretary and President) of Royal Connaught Inc. (Ted Valeri and Rudi Spallacci) signed a license agreement with themselves on behalf of the condominium to lease back and charge a fee to the condo owners for "ingress and egress" through the Grand Lobby. This occurred prior to handing over the condominium to the owner-elected Board of Directors. This practice is awaiting royal assent to become prohibited under the Condo Act: https://files.ontario.ca/condo_act_stage_2_solutions_report Royal Connaught Inc. Grand Lobby License Agreement: https://www.dropbox.com//Grand%20Lobby%20License%20Agreeme

Below is the list of lawyers provided to purchasers, one of which was suspended for facilitating fraudulent mortgages. A quote from the Hamilton Spectator is as follows: "According to the decision, Okpala did not facilitate mortgage fraud intentionally but did it because "he was not competent to practice real estate law." Some purchasers felt pressured to choose a lawyer among those in the listing as it related to their real estate purchase: Mark Dudzic (Dudzic Lawyers) ... Peter J. Dudzic (Peter J. Dudzic Law Office) Frank Calcagni (Startek, Peglar, & Calcagni) Louis Grilli (Agro Zaffiro) Stephan Frankel (Frankel Law Barristers and Solicitors) Bill Thatcher (Thatcher & Wands) Philip Okpala (Okapala Law Offices) Suspended for facilitating fraudulent mortgages: https://www.thespec.com//hamilton-lawyer-suspended-for-fac