Definition : Voting right

A right granted to any legal or natural person ,holding an ownership  title on a fraction, allowing him to participate to the decisions of the meeting of the co-owners by expressing his will during a vote. The number of votes detained by a co-owner is proportional to the relative value of his fraction.

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I have some questions about how my voting rights work at co-owners' meetings. Indeed, I am not the sole owner of my unit: my spouse and I co-own it in undivided ownership, each holding an equal 50% share. However, I am somewhat confused about how voting rights are exercised in…...

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Proxy: can the agent transfer his voting rights?

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