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Amount of insurance coverage required to be subscribed by the syndicate of co-owners to provide for the reconstruction of the immovable in accordance with the standards, usage and best practices in force at the time of reconstruction. This amount includes, without limitation the fees paid out to the professionals involved, retrofitting, various permits and taxes, etc.
WARNING! The establishment of the "reconstruction cost" must be evaluated at least every five years by a Chartered Appraiser.
08/09/2025
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…...
09/08/2022
October 3, 2021 - When it comes to determining the insurance premium based on the insurance value of a building (for insurance purposes), the broker or insurer will require his client to provide the cost of "reconstruction". Indeed, this premium is established according to the risks which are attributable to…...
05/03/2021
Le mercredi 3 mars 2021, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe en copropriété: la valeur de reconstruction versus l'augmentation du coût des matériaux de construction. Le coût des matériaux de construction a augmenté considérablement depuis mars 2020, date du début d'une pandémie qui n'a pas…...
24/11/2020
Le mercredi 25 novembre 2020, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée à un sujet complexe en copropriété: la valeur de reconstruction d’un immeuble détenu en copropriété divise. Plusieurs syndicats de copropriétaires n’ont aucune idée de ce qu’il vaut, et sont par conséquent sous-assurés. Advenant un sinistre, les conséquences pourraient…...
09/08/2022
Question: We suffered water damage. Three apartments, including mine, were affected by the breakdown of a water heater. The co-ownership’s insurer refuses to compensate us completely, claiming that our syndicate has paid too low a premium compared to the true risk insured. More specifically, it appears that the directors took out…...