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I am co-owner of an apartment that is located on the ground floor in a fairly old building. The service crawl space below my apartment is not heated. This common portion of the building is currently 9 degrees in the middle of it and our floor is frozen (10.6°C on the floor in our daughter's room and in the bathroom). We are therefore forced to heat really hard and constantly because the temperature ensuring a comfort…...
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We are concerned about the comings and goings of strangers in our building. This concern is all the more justified by the fact that some of our co-owners rent without right, for short periods, to travelers (Airbnb-type rental). Question: Can the Board of Directors ask to see a tenant's id in order to certify that he is who he claims to be? ...
We are living in a worrying situation. New co-owners have just moved in and are both very old, the woman severely disabled (in a wheelchair without autonomy) and her husband spends long periods in the hospital. The ambulance comes regularly because the woman falls and sometimes spends whole nights or days immobilized on the ground before being able to call for help. We fear that this situation will worsen and that the lady, for example…...
Questions: How can I get the contact information of a new co-owner who has never moved into the condo since the purchase? We have no information available about him (no phone number, no email address). How do I trace it?...
Question: We would like to know if the law requires having our syndicate’s financial statements audited by an accountant....
As a member of the board of directors of our syndicate of co-owners, we have recently encountered cases of co-owners losing their garage door remote controls. We would like to remind everyone that, in accordance with the by-laws of the immovable, replacement costs are borne by the co-owner in case of loss. We are considering proposing the signing of a contract between the syndicate and the co-owners to clarify the obligations and responsibilities of each…...
I must quickly consult some documents in the register and records of my co-ownership, including the plans of the immovable. I need to respond to a contractor from whom I asked for a quote for work in my apartment. Well there it is, the directors refuse to give me access before Monday at 2 PM. And, to add insult to injury, they want to collect $ 30, in addition to the cost of photocopies! Question:…...
Three months ago, we were called to the annual meeting of co-owners during which co-owners were consulted on the budget forecast. However since this meeting, we have not received a notice from the Board of directors detailing the amount of our contribution to our co-ownership’s operating budget. We would like to understand the obligations of the Board regarding this notice. Questions: Isn’t the syndicate required to send a notice of assessment for common expenses? If so,…...
In our building, we have only one elevator that may occasionally be out of service due to blackouts or power outages. We do not have a generator. Our co-ownership has 40 units, two of which are occupied by residents with reduced mobility. The purchase and installation of a generator would cost a minimum of $200,000. This proposal was presented at the last annual meeting, but the majority of co-owners do not want to pay for it.…...
In our co-ownership, the use of indoor parking spaces is strictly regulated for safety and proper management. Our declaration of co-ownership, in the building regulations section, states that no object other than an automobile may be stored in an indoor parking space without prior written authorization from the board of directors. It is therefore prohibited to store items, except for a bicycle when a bike rack is present at the end of the space. However,…...
