Definition : General common expenses

Amounts of money that the syndicate collects from all co-owners to cover the expenses relating the maintenance of the common portions and the day-to-day administration of the syndicate as well as to build up reserves to feed the contingency fund and the self-insurance fund. Each co-owner contributes, in proportion to the relative value of its fraction, to the general common expenses.

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