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10/05/2024
A co-ownership may face a multitude of risks such as fires, water damages, break-ins and acts of vandalism. In the event of a loss, the co-ownership's insurance plays an essential role in ensuring its sustainability and so, by covering not only the immovable itself but also the civil liability of the syndicate of…...
27/04/2024
The law obliges syndicates of co-owners to insure their immovable; the majority of declarations of co-ownerships also have such requirement. This can be explained by the syndicate's main objective which consists to ensure the preservation of the immovable and its longevity; this is why the legislator has given to the syndicate an insurable interest and has made it…...
01/01/2024
Dans cette capsule vidéo, l’avocat émérite Yves Joli-Coeur aborde un sujet essentiel pour toute copropriété : les recours du syndicat contre un copropriétaire responsable d’un sinistre. Il souligne que lorsqu’un sinistre survient dans une copropriété, le copropriétaire de l’unité d’où provient le sinistre n’est pas systématiquement tenu responsable. La responsabilité…...
01/01/2024
Dans cette capsule vidéo, l’avocat émérite Yves Joli-Coeur aborde un sujet crucial pour tout administrateur et copropriétaire: la récupération de la franchise lorsqu’un sinistre est généré par ce dernier dans l’immeuble. Il rappelle que les sinistres impliquant la responsabilité civile d’un copropriétaire sont nombreux et peuvent coûter cher. Que ce soit…...
23/02/2021
23 février 2021 — Un récent sondage commandé par le Bureau d’assurance du Canada (BAC) a révélé plusieurs données inquiétantes. Parmi elles, on apprend qu’un copropriétaire sur cinq (19 %) ignore que sa copropriété est protégée par deux contrats d’assurance. Cela confirme une méconnaissance pour la chose par plusieurs copropriétaires,…...
09/08/2022
A bathtub or a washing machine that overflows into the apartment below, a hot water tank that conks out and spills down six floors: losses involving the civil liability of a co-owner are many co-ownerships. And they are expensive! This is why the amount of insurance premiums and deductibles have…...
06/07/2020
Almost every insurance policy includes deductibles, in varying amounts according to the insured risk (e.g. fire and water damage). In co-ownerships, deductibles are a factor in the Building insurance, and in the third party liability insurance of the syndicate, directors, general meeting officers, co-ownership manager (gérant) and of the condo…...
02/07/2020
In the event of a claim, the insured, whether a co-owner or a syndicate of co-owners, must declare its occurrence to his insurer. The latter will generally appoint a claims adjuster who will guide him through the steps of the claim. The claims adjuster may also be mandated by syndicates…...
09/08/2022
Question: I am a co-owner. Can the syndicate of co-owners claim the amount of the deductible for the insurance if I am responsible for the water damage?...