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Co-ownership with less than five fractions. In this type of co-ownership, when a co-owner has a number of votes greater than one-half of all the votes available to the co-owners, the number of votes to which he is entitled at a meeting is reduced to the total number of votes to which the other co-owners present or represented at the meeting are entitled. No other specific provisions govern small co-ownership. Thus, we can observe risks of deadlock in decision-making, especially in co-ownership composed of two fractions.
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,…...
04/08/2025
Our horizontal co-ownership consists of three buildings, each comprising two residential units. Each co-owner is responsible for maintaining their private portion as well as the common portions to which they have exclusive use. The syndicate of co-owners, for its part, is only responsible for the maintenance of underground infrastructure, such…...
17/06/2025
Although an amendment to the declaration of co-ownership must usually be adopted at a meeting of co-owners, the law allows, under certain strict conditions, that such an amendment be made without holding a meeting, by means of a written resolution. This alternative, provided for in article 354 of the Civil…...
27/03/2025
Le mercredi 26 mars 2025, la webradio Condolegal était consacrée à un enjeu clé : la gestion quotidienne des petites copropriétés. Gérer une petite copropriété présente des défis uniques : partage des responsabilités entre copropriétaires, budget limité, entretien préventif et conformité aux obligations légales. Comment structurer une administration efficace avec peu de…...
26/01/2025
Our co-ownership consists of a small building with only three units. We don’t really feel the need to meet this year since there is nothing noteworthy to discuss, and we often talk informally in front of the building. Everything seems to be going smoothly. My neighbor, however, suggests that we should…...
02/08/2024
We are a small co-ownership and have neither the means nor the time to hold elections to appoint directors. Moreover, we have been operating very well this way for years. And before moving into this apartment, I lived in a much larger co-ownership by phases and asked myself the same…...
30/01/2024
Contrairement à la France, la loi ne précise pas ce qui constitue une grande copropriété ou une petite copropriété. Aucun régime dérogatoire n'a été créé pour les immeubles de petite taille. En d’autres termes, les règles au Québec sont les mêmes pour tous. Quant à ce nouvel encadrement législatif introduit par le…...
06/01/2024
La capsule vidéo de Condolegal, présentée par l’avocat émérite Yves Joli-Coeur, offre un aperçu sur les petites copropriétés. Cette vidéo est une ressource précieuse pour ceux qui cherchent à comprendre les nuances entre une petite copropriété et une copropriété “classique”. Me Yves Joli-Cœur, avec son expertise juridique, explique clairement ce qu’est…...
05/06/2023
In the case of a real estate transaction in a divided co-ownership, the certificate of location of the private portion is not always sufficient. A certified copy of the certificate of location of the entire building may also be requested. It is this certificate of location that will inform the…...
05/08/2022
We are only two co-owners and directors. When I arrived a year ago, there was no management of the co-ownership, no assembly. I have held two meetings for a year and informed the other co-owner of the legislation in terms of co-ownership and the existence of the declaration of co-ownership,…...
07/03/2022
Le mercredi 2 mars 2022, la Webradio de Condolegal.com était entièrement dédiée au sujet des petites copropriétés. Constituée de six logements ou moins, une petite copropriété est un bâtiment de taille modeste ne nécessitant généralement ni ascenseur ni de concierge, allégeant ainsi les charges de copropriétés. Le Code civil du Québec a…...
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06/04/2017
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