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The body of decisions rendered by the courts in the interpretation and application of legal rules. Case law helps clarify the meaning of legislation, ensure its consistent application, and shed light on areas of legal uncertainty based on concrete situations brought before the courts.
For a deeper understanding of issues specific to insurance, readers are invited to consult the definition “Jurisprudence (Insurance)”, which brings together, through related articles and news published on Condolegal, summaries of recent and relevant judgments dealing with this field, particularly in the context of divided co-ownership. This approach makes it possible to follow the evolution of judicial decisions and to grasp their practical implications.
13/01/2026
On January 8, 2026, the Superior Court of Quebec rendered a particularly instructive and nuanced judgment in the field of divided co-ownership in Martin c. Syndicat des copropriétaires Somerset 2060. This decision provides valuable guidance on several sensitive and frequently encountered issues in co-ownership governance, notably the prolonged and unauthorized…...
27/12/2025
In a particularly detailed judgment rendered on August 11, 2025, the Honourable Justice Luc Huppé of the Court of Québec examined a dispute emblematic of very small divided co-ownerships—specifically, a co-ownership composed of only two fractions (units). The litigation pitted the syndicate of co-owners against the owners of one unit,…...
12/12/2025
The Court of Appeal has just rendered a major decision in the field of divided co-ownership in Quebec, confirming that a syndicate cannot modify the minimum rental period when such a modification alters the destination of the immovable, without obtaining the double majority required under article 1098 of the Civil…...
16/10/2025
On October 8, 2025, the Court of Quebec, presided over by the Honourable Judge Luc Huppé, rendered an important decision for syndicates of co-owners employing a live-in concierge. In Syndicat des copropriétaires de Loggia II v. Mokriak (2025 QCCQ 5173), the court confirmed that an employer may terminate a lease…...
18/06/2025
On June 17, 2025, the Superior Court of Quebec rendered an important judgment in divided co-ownership law, in the case of Syndicat Jardins Windsor Phase Horizontale v. Syndicat Jardins Windsor Phase III, Telus Communications Inc. and Vidéotron Ltd. In this case, the applicant syndicate opposed the installation of telecommunications equipment…...
12/03/2025
The Superior Court of Quebec rendered an important judgment on March 12, 2025, in a case where the Syndicate of Co-owners sought, in addition to damages, an order for the sale under judicial supervision of the fraction of a recalcitrant co-owner, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 1080 of…...
04/03/2025
Our co-ownership syndicate produces its financial statements annually and sends them to the co-owners at the annual meeting, in accordance with the law. However, we are wondering about the obligation to have them audited by a chartered professional accountant. Some co-owners request a formal audit, while others believe that it…...
14/01/2019
Another decision regarding noise in co-ownership in Quebec has recently contributed to the ongoing issue of abnormal neighborhood disturbances. This judgment was rendered by the Honourable Luc Huppé, Judge at the Court of Quebec – Small Claims Division. It was demonstrated in this case that co-owner landlords can be held…...