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Contract by which a person (the provider of services) undertakes to another person (the client) to carry out physical or intellectual work or to supply a service, for a price which the client binds himself to pay to him. The provider of services is free to choose the means of performing the contract and, with respect to such performance, no relationship of subordination exists between the provider of services and the client.
19/04/2025
A recent judgment from the Court of Québec, Small Claims Division (AMA Immo gestion de condominium inc. v. Appartements 406 Avenue des Pins Ouest inc., 2025 QCCQ 1126), reminds syndicates of co-owners that being dissatisfied with a condo manager’s performance is not, in itself, sufficient grounds to abruptly terminate their…...
13/11/2024
A recent decision by the Court of Québec provides important clarifications for co-ownership syndicates seeking to recover insurance deductibles from co-owners in the event of a claim. In this ruling, the Court dismissed a syndicate’s request for a co-owner to reimburse a deductible of $50,014.13 following water damage that occurred…...
16/06/2024
To maintain the common portions of the co-ownership and ensure the preservation of the immovable, it is necessary for the syndicate to subscribe to a certain number of maintenance or construction contracts. As the representative of the syndicate of co-owners, it is the board of directors that generally has the…...
09/04/2024
Managing human resources in co-ownerships is a challenge from both a financial and management point of view; flexible working hours, the possibility of working from home and other work-life balance measures are all factors to be taken into account. Unless the directors carry out the housekeeping of the common portions themselves, the syndicate of…...
08/04/2024
People hired by a syndicate of co-owners have rights; it's best to be aware of them and to understand the implications. The management of personnel within a co-ownership (condominium) is of the responsibility of the board of directors and so, whether it concerns the janitor, the security guard or any other employee of the immovable; he is in…...
23/02/2024
The qualification of the contractual relationship between the syndicate of co-owners and the condo manager is of high importance since the rules of termination differ depending if it's a contract for services or a contract of employment; section 2085 of the Civil Code of Québec defines the contract of employment as a contract, verbal or…...
22/02/2024
The condo manager bound to a syndicate of co-owners by a contract for services does not have the same relationship with his client as the one who has the status of an employee and so, regarding a contract of employment; that being said, regardless of the nature of the relationship between…...
21/02/2024
A contract typically comes with an expiration date; this is true for the contractual relationship between the syndicate of co-owners and its condo manager. The agreement can last for years or end abruptly; the flexibility and the adaptability of this agreement efficiently addresses the evolving needs and the changes of both parties. Moreover, loyalty…...
19/02/2024
Every syndicate of co-owners should retain the services of a condo manager to assist the board of directors carrying out its duties; as a real conductor of the immovable, he has enormous responsibilities to assume because the needs of a co-ownership (condominium) are multiple and complex. That being said, there are three types of management…...
13/02/2024
The management contract determines the obligations and the remuneration method of the manager specifying the duration and the nature of the mandate. In principle, it is up to the board of directors to set the guidelines of the management contract and so, based on the size and the specifics of the co-ownership (condominium). The…...
26/05/2022
Le mercredi 26 mai 2022, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe : les contrats d’entretien, de rénovation ou de construction en copropriété. Pour entretenir les parties communes de la copropriété et assurer la conservation de l’immeuble, il est nécessaire pour le syndicat de souscrire à un certain…...