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An Act of general application being the legal basis of Québec Law. In conjunction with the Charter of human rights and freedoms, it governs all civil law matters. It includes, without limitations, the rules which determine the establishment, the organization and the operation of divided co-ownerships.Adopted on December 18, 1991 by the National Assembly of Québec (Bill 125), the Civil Code of Québec came into force on January 1, 1994.
01/10/2024
Recently, I was confronted with a situation that raises important questions regarding insurance in divided co-ownership. After a loss caused by torrential rains, a co-owner refused to allow the contractor designated by the insurer to intervene in their private portion, preferring to hire their own contractor. This case led me…...
20/07/2024
The interpretation of a declaration of co-ownership during a general meeting of the co-owners is sometimes problematic. If, moreover, it has been published before the coming into force of the Civil Code of Québec, in 1994, things can get dicey. In order to avoid potential conflicts between co-owners, caused by…...
22/03/2024
En tant que membre du conseil d'administration de notre syndicat de copropriété, je suis fréquemment confronté à une variété de documents et communications qui emploient divers acronymes et abréviations propres au secteur de la copropriété. Dans le but d'améliorer ma compréhension ainsi que celle des autres membres du conseil, et…...
10/02/2022
Le mercredi 9 février 2022, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe pour tout syndicat de copropriétaires: les assemblées de copropriétaires virtuelles. La crise sanitaire de la COVID-19 et son cortège de restrictions gouvernementales pour limiter les rassemblements ont rendu souvent impossible tout regroupement. Le législateur s’est…...