Definition : Liability of the directors

The fact, for a director, of having to answer for his or her actions and decisions in the framework of the management of the business of the syndicate of co-owners.

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20/01/2025

Co-ownership directors: should they be paid?

Our directors would like to be paid, arguing that their duties require significant time and energy. However, our current budget does not allow for such an expense. During the last meeting, one director stated that it was unreasonable to take on these responsibilities voluntarily and claimed that the syndicate has…...

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23/07/2024

Duties and obligations of the interim director

Although the syndicate’s decision-making bodies are constituted upon publication of the declaration of co-ownership, their effective implementation is, in practice, often carried out by the developer who signed the declaration. The administration and management of the syndicate of co-owners are thus assumed, on a transitional basis, by a director appointed…...

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23/07/2024

Civil liability of the directors

The juridical personality of the syndicate is distinct from the one of the co-owners and directors. His acts are binding only on himself, besides for the exceptions provided by law. The faults committed by the syndicate have consequences only on its own civil liability and not on the directors. Under these conditions,…...

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30/06/2024

Enforcing the declaration of co-ownership

The declaration of co-ownership is a contract that orchestrates and regulates the lives of co-owners, lessees and other occupants of the immovable. It represents the guideline for everyone who lives in the immovable.The declaration of co-ownership provides, systematically, that it is up to the board of directors to have its…...

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16/06/2024

Purpose of the contingency fund

The contingency fund constitutes first and foremost a prevention tool. The desire to incite co-owners to anticipate the completion of important work is not news. Prior to the entry into effect of the Civil Code of Québec in 1994, it was a frequent occurrence  for a co-ownership (condominium) to have…...

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Abusive conduct by a Syndicate Director

In their dealings with co-owners, board members must act with loyalty and fairness. They must refrain from any gesture that could amount to a settling of scores. This rule of conduct is fundamental and failure to comply with it constitutes a fault that may engage the liability of both the…...

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16/12/2020

Administrateur de copropriété: une charge pleine de rebondissements (webradio)

Le mercredi 16 décembre 2020, nous avons organisé une session webradio captivante et exclusivement consacrée aux administrateurs de copropriété. Cet événement interactif représentait une opportunité exceptionnelle pour tous ceux qui aspirent à parfaire leur compréhension de leur rôle crucial et des responsabilités qui en découlent. Être administrateur de copropriété est…...

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