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Exterior cladding of the walls of a building as well as all accessories, electrical or mechanical equipment and other permanent or temporary objects connected to these walls. In divided co-ownership, the façade is presumed to be a common portion, as it usually enters into the composition of the foundations and main walls. It is therefore up to the syndicate of co-owners to maintain and conserve it. .
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ! In vertical co-ownership, the facade is usually qualified by the declaration of co-ownership as a common part. It is otherwise in horizontal co-ownership (e.g. townhouses), the facade generally being an integral part of the private portions. 
WARNING ! Under the Building Chapter of the Safety Code, a building of five or more storeys is subject to maintenance requirements and various checks to keep this element safe. In particular, the syndicate must keep a register, carry out compulsory inspections and obtain an audit report issued by an engineer or an architect, according to certain terms and intervals.
23/07/2024
The Civil Code of Québec confers juridical personality on the community of co-owners. Article 1039 of the Civil Code of Quebec provides that as soon as the declaration of co-ownership is published, the community of co-owners constitutes a legal person called a syndicate of co-owners. Those duties and obligations are…...
23/04/2024
Law 122 was adopted in 2013, making facade inspection by an engineer or architect mandatory for certain types of buildings. Despite this, it is surprising to note that many building owners still seem to be unaware of these regulations, or even deliberately neglect them. Why is there still so much…...
01/04/2024
The facades of an immovable not only ensure its sealing, they also have their own identity; in addition to regulating climate conditions and improving the comfort of the occupants, they are vectors of style and therefore, should work be undertaken to repair or replace them, it is essential to ensure their structural, architectural and heritage…...
18/04/2022
April 18, 2022 - Since their boom in the 1980s, co-ownership residences have grown increasingly popular. However, with a useful life cycle of about twenty years for many of their components, a notable deterioration of the building envelope has been observed for over a decade. This degradation is often attributable…...
27/02/2022
27 février 2022 - La Régie du bâtiment du Québec a élaboré le Guide explicatif des exigences d'entretien des façades. Il découle de l'adoption du Chapitre bâtiment du Code de sécurité (CBCS), qui a été mis en place le 18 mars 2013 par la Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ).…...