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What is reasonable in the context of condominium living?

The Manitoba Condominium Act has 61 occurrences of the word ‘reasonable’, but what is reasonable in the condominium setting that you live in? This CondoBusiness article written by James Davidson and Nancy Houle discusses some Ontario tribunal rulings dealing with the reasonable questions with regards to noise and smells in condos.

“The question of what is and is not reasonable is an objective standard. This means that reasonableness is determined from the perspective of a typically-prudent person dealing with a similar situation. As well, what is reasonable in a condominium is what one would normally expect in a community with similar structures and similar governing documents.”

While Ontario rulings are not directly applicable to the Manitoba context, they do provide a perspective on what is reasonable. Do you agree with the article's conclusions?