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Work that goes beyond the mere restoration of the common portions of the immovable. It provides the immovable with a benefit that it did not previously enjoy. This is the case, for example, with work intended to modernize the immovable and providing it with elements of additional comfort compared to pre-existing facilities. This work must:
WARNING! Improvement should not be confused with technological innovation. Replacing a 50-year-old element with an equivalent new element may involve technological innovations that are necessary maintenance and not improvement.
24/07/2024
The Civil Code of Quebec requires an enhanced majority for certain decisions that have a greater impact on the community of co-owners or on their individual rights. These decisions can significantly influence the daily lives of co-owners and the value of their properties. In addition, this enhanced majority is intended to temper…...
23/07/2024
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…...
23/07/2024
The Meeting of the co-owners is one of the two decision-making bodies that governs a co-ownership.The major decisions that can potentially concern each member of the co-ownership are in principle taken in assembly. Whether for the work of alteration or improvement of the common portions, the election of the members of the board…...
28/06/2024
As in common portions, work can be carried out in common portions for restricted use, such as building a terrace upon which a co-owner would have exclusive use or transforming a balcony into an additional room attached to an apartment. If such cases, the co-owners must keep in mind that…...
16/06/2024
Works for the alteration, enlargement or improvement of the common portions are subject to a special regime. On the one hand, such work must be the subject of a formal authorization from the meeting of co-owners, by the enhanced majority of article 1097 of the Civil Code of Quebec. On the other hand, this kind…...
16/06/2024
The work to be done in the common portions is subject to rules that it is useful to know in detail. The syndicate of co-ownership acts in this matter through its two bodies, the board of directors and the meeting of the co-owners. It is the responsibility of the board of directors to analyze the…...
17/04/2024
The contingency fund is set up on the basis of forward planning limited to certain work namely that which the purpose is the preservation of the common portions; thus, this collective saving allows to finance the execution of work allowing the rehabilitation of the common portions as well as the common portions for restricted use. The contingency fund must…...
29/03/2024
The desire to preserve the safety of people and property may lead both the syndicates and co-owners to consider installing surveillance cameras in the building. For many, when a co-ownership (condominium) faces repeated acts of vandalism or experiences burglaries, video surveillance is often seen as an effective solution, especially since the decrease in…...
09/05/2021
Le mercredi 5 mai 2021, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe en copropriété: les limites des droits du conseil d'administration concernant les travaux en copropriété. Pour un syndicat, réaliser des travaux dans les parties privatives de son immeuble requiert le suivi d'un protocole, avant de…...
06/05/2021
Le mercredi 28 avril 2021, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe pour tout syndicat de copropriétaires: les travaux en copropriété et les limites des droits du conseil d'administration. Les travaux à faire dans une copropriété doivent être décidé par le CA, ou par l'assemblée des copropriétaires,…...
05/12/2020
Le mercredi 2 décembre 2020, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe pour tout syndicat de copropriétaires: les travaux en copropriété. Les travaux à faire dans une copropriété peuvent être décidé par le conseil d'administration, alors que d'autres nécessitent un vote par l'assemblée des copropriétaires....
27/12/2017
A co-owner carried out work on their terrace (a common portion for restricted use) without obtaining prior authorization from the board of directors. Since this work, leaks have been detected at the roof level, causing damage and posing risks to the building's integrity. This situation illustrates the limitations of co-owners'…...