Definition : Consultation

Action  by which the syndicate makes available to the co-owners or and their mandataries part of the documents kept in the register of the co-ownership. This consultation of the documents must be possible in the presence of a director or a person designated for that purpose by the board of directors, at reasonable hours and according to the rules provided in the by-laws of the immovable. In addition, every co-owner is entitled to obtain a copy of the content of the register and of any such documents at a reasonable cost.

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