Document setting out the questions to be voted upon and the items of information and consultation to be discussed at the general meeting of co-owners. This document must be attached to the notice of meeting.The general meeting may not deliberate on other questions than those on the agenda, unless all the co-owners are present and consent thereto.
26/04/2020
The minutes of the meeting are a document of paramount importance to ensure the execution of the decisions of the meeting. Therefore, the decisions taken by co-owners in a general meeting must be recorded and entered in the minutes. This document is essential for a co-ownership because it ensures the…...
13/01/2024
A question often arises whether a co-owner can modify the agenda received with his notice of call to the Annual Meeting, either before or during the General Meeting? The Meeting of co-owners is governed by strict legal rules that you should know about. In principle the General Meeting deliberates only on…...
13/01/2024
The first step in preparing a meeting of co-owners is to establish a complete agenda. This document summarizes all the questions that will have to be voted on during this general meeting. It thus lists the resolutions that will be debated and voted. Although there is no formalism surrounding its…...
27/12/2023
The meeting of co-owners is the gathering of all the co-owners, to make the decisions necessary for the sustainability of the building and the proper functioning of the co-ownership. It is one of the two decision-making bodies of the syndicate. This should be held at least once a year, but it…...
27/12/2023
A General Meeting of the co-owners cannot take place without an agenda. To deliberate in accordance with the Law, co-owners should be able to become aware, before the Meeting, of the questions on the agenda. This the reason why it should be annexed to the notice of call, usually prepared by…...
18/03/2023
The agenda lists the questions to be voted on and the information and consultation items that will be addressed at the meeting of co-owners. The decision-making power of the meeting of co-owners is defined by the Civil Code of Québec and the declaration of co-ownership (Constitutive Act of Co-ownership). The…...
20/02/2022
Question: Article 1088 of the Civil Code of Quebec provides that any co-owner may request the board of directors to include any other matter on the agenda within 5 days of receipt of the notice of meeting of the co-owners. Are these 5 days working days or just 5 consecutive…...
17/10/2021
Question: Some of the co-owners in our syndicate want to put a resolution to a vote at our next annual meeting. What are the steps to follow? Do we have to send the text of our draft resolution to the board of directors in advance, or can we do that…...
03/11/2020
Les assemblées de copropriétaire doivent être tenues en bonne et due forme, car il s'agit d'un des deux organes décisionnels d'une copropriété, l'autre étant le conseil d'administration. Des décisions importantes s'y prennent. Par conséquent, il est primordial qu'elles se déroulent dans les règles de l'art....