Rodney A.M.Ikeda
Called to the Bar in 1981, Rodney Ikeda focuses on real estate, with special expertise in planning and development issues and condominium law. Rodney has authored several studies and papers relating to the condominium and real estate industry; he serves on a variety of committees, and has had a long working relationship with Home Builders’ associations in the province. Rodney regularly gives lectures and seminars on the subject of real estate matters. Professionalism, proficiency and creativity are all hallmarks of his approach to his work.
Rodney’s special personal interests include golf, travel and cats.
Year of Call:
Ontario, 1981Education:
McGill University (B. Comm., 1976)Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1979)
Professional Associations:
Law Society of Upper CanadaCanadian Bar Association
Building Industry & Land Development Association (BILD)
(Phi Delta Phi) International Legal Fraternity.
Author:
"A Comparative Survey of Election Finance Legislation" (Government of Ontario Publications, 1979)Appointments:
Board of Directors, BILD – 2001, 2003- 2006, 2009 to present; Chair, Condominium Forum, BILD – 2002; Joint Committee of BILD, Ontario Home Builders’ Association, and Urban Development Institute to comment on proposed changes to the Condominium Act – Bill 38; Member – Urban Development Round Table to Streamline Development Approvals, City of Toronto; Escrow Agent for the Ontario New Home Warranty Program.
Seminars:
The Declarant's Residential Form of Agreement of Purchase and Sale, with Mark F. Freedman, Department of Continuing Education, Law Society of Upper Canada (June 1995); Buying a New Home? Understanding the Agreement of Purchase and Sale, and Here's How to Pick Your Lawyer, and Other Things You Should Know, Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association New Home Buyers Seminar - 1995; Condominium - What is It? What is It Not? New Home Buyers' Seminar - 1996; Legal Aspects, Certified New Home Sales Professional Course, 1997; Legal Issues Forum, Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario/Canadian Condominium Institute Annual Conference – November 1998; The Condominium Act, 1998 – A Property Manager’s Perspective Seminar, Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario, 1999; How to Make Deals Stick – Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association – April 1999; Performance Audit – Section 44 - Bill 38 & the Future of Condominiums in Ontario, a Joint Program of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) – May and October 1999; Condominium - What is It? And Other Questions You Should Ask, New Home Buyers' Seminar – September 2001 and September 2003; Condominium Conveyancing, Stewart Title Lecture Series, October 2003 and May 2004; The Common Elements Condominium, Stewart Title Lecture Series, 2006; Hot Topics in Condominium, Small Practice Expo – Law Society of Upper Canada, 2006; The New Tarion Delayed Occupancy Warranty, 2008; Real Estate Developers – Complying With The Proceeds Of Crime (Money Laundering) And Terrorist Financing Act, 2009.