Definition : Documents relating to the immovable and the syndicate

Collection of printed paper or digital documents that are produced or received by the syndicate of co-owners. These are deposited in the register of co-ownership and can be consulted by all co-owners who request it. These mainly include the immovable’s maintenance and repair plans (e.g. asset management plan), as well as preventive maintenance plans (e.g. maintenance logbook). The same applies to estimates of the costs of rehabilitation work (e.g. the contingency fund survey), budgets prepared for implementation, tender documents and bids received.

 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!  The co-ownership's accounting books are management tools made available to the Board of Directors. These are not "documents relating to the immovable". As a result, they cannot, in principle, be made accessible to co-owners.

WARNING ! Article 1068.2 of the Civil Code of Quebec, introduced into the Civil Code of Québec by Bill 16, obliges the syndicate to give the promising purchaser all documents or information that will enable it to acquire in full knowledge of the facts.

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