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Insurance covering risks associated with owning a private portion generally covering the personal liability of the co-owner towards third parties, the improvements that have been made to the private portion, the furniture and the insufficiency of the syndicate’s insurance coverage.
14/07/2025
Divided co-ownership, an increasingly popular form of property ownership in Québec, is based on a specific legal structure that comes with rights and responsibilities for both the co-owners and syndicates of co-owners. Among these responsibilities are the critically important, but often overlooked, obligations related to insurance coverage. Both the syndicates…...
08/07/2025
As Quebec grapples with an unprecedented housing crisis, another, quieter but equally troubling issue is emerging: the growing instability of co-ownership insurance. Skyrocketing premiums, higher deductibles, and outright insurance refusals are pushing many syndicates of co-owners to adopt restrictive measures in an effort to remain insurable. According to a recent…...
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16/09/2024
In your eagerness to finalize your offer to purchase, you may forget to ask the co-owner-seller if, over time, work has been carried out in the apartment. Yet, this question is of the utmost importance as it will allow you to ensure, as the case may be, that it has…...
23/05/2024
Legal expense insurance is an essential protection for co-owners offering partial or full reimbursement of lawyers' or notaries' professional fees with the objective of preventing or resolving a dispute; although this insurance has conditions, deductibles and limits, it can be a major asset in the event of a conflict. Insurance companies offering this…...
09/08/2022
Most declarations of co-ownership compel you, as a co-owner, to take out and maintain in force civil liability insurance and insurance for your movable property and the improvements to your private portion. But beyond these often mandatory insurance coverage, you can also purchase optional complementary insurance. Be aware that this…...
16/05/2024
As a co-owner, you may face a multitude of risks for which it is in your best interest to be insured. You have the legal obligation, just like the syndicate of co-owners, to take out at least liability insurance, which covers unintentional damage caused to others. In addition to this…...
28/04/2024
In our building, we have several co-owners who rent out their apartments. As members of the Board of Directors, we often find ourselves in meetings, discussing and questioning the specifics of their insurance obligations related to this rental activity. Questions arise: Are there any special insurance rules for condo owners…...
14/03/2024
Water damages represent the main cause of loss in co-ownerships (condominiums); this is why it's essential to conclude an insurance contract in order to be covered against future water leaks. It's important to note that the syndicate has an insurable interest in the entire immovable including the private portions; he must negotiate insurances…...
01/01/2024
Dans cette capsule vidéo, l’avocat émérite Yves Joli-Coeur aborde un sujet essentiel pour tout copropriétaire : les assurances du copropriétaire. Il rappelle que ces assurances couvrent les conséquences d’un événement pouvant porter atteinte à ses meubles et aux améliorations qui ont été apportées à sa partie privative. En règle générale,…...
02/10/2021
Le mercredi 29 septembre 2021, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe : l'assurance des copropriétaires (êtes-vous bien protégés?). La question des assurances pour les copropriétaires (assurance-habitation) est un sujet délicat, car peu de copropriétaires sont conscients que ce type de produits d’assurances n'est pas homogène d'un assureur à l'autre.…...
15/12/2020
Le mercredi 9 décembre 2020, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe en copropriété: l'article 1074.2 du Code civil du Québec et les recours judiciaires possibles. Les sinistres qui proviennent d'une unité, au sein d'une copropriété, obligent bien souvent un syndicat à payer la franchise pour faire…...
21/07/2020
Le mercredi 15 juillet 2020, la Webradio de Condolegal.com s'est intéressée aux assurances du copropriétaire. En tant que copropriétaire, celui-ci peut être confronté à une multitude de risques pour lesquels il est dans son intérêt d'être assuré. Il a l'obligation légale, tout comme le syndicat de copropriétaires, de souscrire au minimum une…...