Definition : Minutes

Document that records the deliberations of the meeting of co-owners, the results of any vote and the counting of votes concerning the resolutions submitted to the vote. The minutes confers an enforceable value on decisions validly adopted at the meeting, provided that no dispute has been submitted within the prescribed time. Article 1102.1 of the Civil Code of Quebec states that the board of directors shall send to the co-owners, within 30 days of the meeting, the minutes of any decision taken during the meeting. This article must be read with article 1103 of the Civil Code of Quebec , which provides for a legal proceeding for any co-owner in annulment or modification of a decision of the meeting of co-owners. In addition, the minutes are part of the documents produced in the register of co-ownership. It must be made available to any co-owner who requests it.

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