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As a member of the board of directors of our co-ownership, I am concerned about the access rights to common portions for co-ownership owners who choose to rent out their units. One of our owners, who has recently rented out his apartment, wonders if he can continue to use facilities like the pool and gym, which he previously frequented three to five times a week. Question: Does he still have the right to use these services…...
Est-ce qu’un syndicat peut obliger les copropriétaires à effectuer des tâches ménagères? ...
We are a small co-ownership of twelve units. It is recognized that periodic maintenance and replacement of water heaters in apartments is a requirement of insurers. But we have a co-owner who makes the strong head and refuses to change his own (who is more than ten years old), on the pretext that his unit is located in a semi-basement. According to him, the risk of damage in case of water damage is minimal. I…...
À la dernière assemblée de condos, j'ai lu les états financiers et je n'ai vu nulle part que le syndicat payait des taxes foncières. Cela m'étonne beaucoup. Si le syndicat est propriétaire des parties communes, alors c'est logique qu'il soit soumis aux mêmes règles que chacun des copropriétaires à l'égard de sa partie privative. Je ne sais pas trop quoi penser : le syndicat doit-il payer des taxes foncières?...
Je suis administrateur et je m'y perds dans la gestion des charges communes de copropriété au regard de la TPS et de la TVQ. Il y a un local commercial au rez-de-chaussée et des unités d'habitation dans les étages. Question: Comment dois-je répartir ces deux taxes ? Est-ce que tous les copropriétairers doivent les payer ou seulement le propriétaire du local commercial?...
I purchased a co-ownership, in part because of the presence of a fireplace, which was a key element of the property’s appeal. Today, the chairman of the board informed me that it is now prohibited to use this type of appliance due to municipal by-laws. Furthermore, in order to consider compliance, the City requires that an architect draw up new plans for the entire building, a requirement that seems disproportionate to me. The costs associated…...