Definition : Board of directors

Decision-making body of the syndicate of co-owners whose powers and duties are determined in the declaration of co-ownership (constituting act of the co-ownership) and by Law. It is in charge of managing the syndicate’s business and it shall exercise all of its powers necessary to assume its duties. The board of directors oversees, without limitation, to the preservation and the maintenance of the immovable and insures the co-owners, lessees and occupant’s compliance to the declaration of co-ownership.

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02/08/2024

Board of Directors: Is it mandatory?

We are a small co-ownership and have neither the means nor the time to hold elections to appoint directors. Moreover, we have been operating very well this way for years. And before moving into this apartment, I lived in a much larger co-ownership by phases and asked myself the same…...

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24/07/2024

How to reduce the number of directors?

Due to frequent conflicts between certain co-owners and the members of the board of directors, our co-ownership, like many others, is experiencing difficulties in recruiting directors during the annual meetings. The declaration of co-ownership for our building, which comprises 50 apartments, stipulates that the board of directors must be composed…...

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23/07/2024

Powers of the syndicate of co-owners

The syndicate of co-owners is composed of all co-owners. Its powers are established in the collective interest of the co-owners, while respecting the individual rights guaranteed by the declaration of co-ownership and the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, particularly regarding the inviolability of the home. It acts as a legal…...

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23/07/2024

Procedures for calling a meeting of the co-owners

Co-owners must be called at least once a year to a meeting known as an annual meeting. This assembly, like all other types of assembly, must bring together all the co-owners. With the notice calling the meeting, the board of directors notifies all the co-owners of the list of points…...

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23/07/2024

Quorum for holding a meeting of the board of directors

In order for the board of directors to validly deliberate and make decisions, the declarations of co-ownership generally provide that a minimum number of directors must participate to the meeting. This requirement is called the quorum. Unless the board of directors is composed of a single director, the quorum at a…...

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23/07/2024

Functions and composition of the board of directors

The Board of Directors (the Board) is made up of members called directors. Their appointment is subject to certain formalities. In this regard, article 1084 of the Civil Code of Québec provides that the composition of the Board of the syndicate, the method of appointment, replacement or remuneration of the directors, as well as…...

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23/07/2024

Board of directors

The board of directors is one of the two decision-making bodies of the syndicate of co-owners. It is a mandatory decision-making body for any syndicate of co-owners. Composed of one or more directors, it is the cornerstone of any well-managed co-ownership. In principle, it is the board of directors as…...

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23/07/2024

Virtual meetings and reunions

The COVID-19 health crisis and its procession of government restrictions to limit gatherings have often made it impossible to regroup. The legislator was forced to organize the rescue of legal persons, banned from assemblies, to preserve, at least for a time, their functioning. The syndicates of co-owners have thus adopted…...

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23/07/2024

Directors

The syndicate of co-owners, as a legal person, has a juridical personality. It acts through two decision-making bodies, the meeting of the co-owners  and the board of directors. The directors are natural persons who make up the board of directors of the syndicate of co-owners, of which they are also the mandataries. In…...

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21/02/2022

Management regulations: what about it?

The board of directors is considering voting on a regulation to limit the number of swimmers in the pool and to prohibit the presence of dogs in the grassy areas of the common portions. Question: Would it be possible to implement it immediately? It is important to note that this…...

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30/06/2024

Canceling a decision of the board of directors

At a meeting of the board of directors, directors must not make any decision that is biased, or with the intention of harming the co-owners (or any of them) or disregarding their rights. In case of defect, the co-owners (or a director) can now take legal proceedings to oppose decisions taken by…...

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27/04/2024

Civil liability insurance of the directors

The director plays a leading role in a co-ownership; as a mandatary of the syndicate of co-owners, he ensures the smooth running of the immovable’s day to day business which implies a working knowledge of the tasks related to this function. As such, directors must act with prudence, diligence, honesty and loyalty because they evolve…...

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22/03/2024

Guide des acronymes et abréviations clés en copropriété

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…...

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04/03/2024

Relocation and move-in management

Relocations and move-ins involve going through the common portions of the building to transport furniture, boxes and other personal belongings. These operations could turn into a real mess or nightmare if, in a co-ownership (condominium), the framework for managing them has not been clearly established. While certain provisions of the…...

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07/06/2022

To ensure the integral respect of the declaration of co-ownership

June 7, 2022 - The main duty of the board of directors in a condominium is to manage the Syndicate’s business. This means first to ensure the maintenance and conservation of the building, secondly to see to it that everyone respects every disposition of the declaration of co-ownership....

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