Strawberry Park Towns | U/C

[ijmorlan]

No, a condominium corp is governed by specific Provincial legislation.  An HOA is governed only by the reciprocal agreement that created it.

I get the impression that most arrangements of this general nature in Ontario are condominiums. I hear a lot about problems with HOAs in the US, in situations where I would expect it to be a condominium if it were here.

There are multiple types of condominiums, in addition to “normal” condominiums:

Common Elements - there are no units, just common elements. The condominium is attached to a number of freehold parcels determined when it is registered.

Vacant Land - the units are essentially empty lots.

Leasehold - the land which is divided up by the condominium declaration is leased.

There are also phased condominiums, but it appears that provision is on its way out.

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/98c19

Note: not a lawyer, just casual reading. Corrections welcome.

So my main point is, you could have private roads managed by a condominium servicing freehold properties — the private roads would be the common elements of a Common Elements corporation.