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14/12/2025
La Cour du Québec, division des petites créances, a rendu le 11 décembre 2025 une décision particulièrement instructive en matière de copropriété divise, portant sur l’application des articles 1074.1 et 1074.2 du Code civil du Québec. Sous la plume de l’honorable Luc Huppé, j.c.q., le tribunal rejette la réclamation d’un syndicat de copropriétaires qui tentait de faire supporter à un copropriétaire le coût d’un dégât d’eau inférieur à la franchise d’assurance. Le jugement rappelle que le simple fait…...
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 Code of Quebec. This decision deserves particular attention from syndicates and co-owners, given current practices, as it reaffirms the limits of the power to modify…...
26/09/2025
On September 17, the Chambre des notaires du Québec (CNQ) issued a communiqué to its members concerning the application of article 1068.1 of the Civil Code of Québec, relating to the Certificate attesting to the condition of the immovable held in co-ownership (ASEC). The CNQ specified that, even though the law does not expressly provide for a “validity period” for this certificate, the information it contains must faithfully reflect the current state of the co-ownership.…...
05/09/2025
Since the entry into force of the regulation implementing Bill 16, syndicates and co-owners must comply with new obligations: mandatory maintenance logbook, contingency fund study, and certificate on the state of the co-ownership. These new rules, aimed at strengthening transparency and the sustainability of buildings, profoundly transform the management of co-ownerships in Quebec....
02/09/2025
Since the implementation of the regulations under Bill 16, co-ownership associations and owners have had to comply with stricter rules: mandatory maintenance logbook, reserve fund analysis, certificate of property condition, etc. These new obligations have raised concerns and practical questions....
27/08/2025
On August 27, 2025, Mr. Yves Joli-Cœur, a lawyer with Dunton Rainville and president and founder of the Regroupement des gestionnaires et copropriétaires du Québec (RGCQ), was a guest on Isabelle Maréchal's program on QUB radio....
27/08/2025
Le projet de loi 16, qui oblige désormais la tenue d’un carnet d’entretien des immeubles et la réalisation d’une étude du fonds de prévoyance, est officiellement en vigueur. Ces nouvelles obligations auront des répercussions directes autant pour les propriétaires de condos que pour les gestionnaires de copropriétés. Un nouvel outil sur la gouvernance des condos est également en place : l’attestation sur l’état de la copropriété, un document essentiel destiné à offrir plus de transparence…...
20/08/2025
Le mercredi 20 août 2025, Condolegal diffusait une émission spéciale de sa webradio, consacrée à un tournant majeur dans la gestion des copropriétés : l’adoption du nouveau règlement d’application du projet de loi 16....
30/07/2025
On July 30, 2025, the Government of Québec published a regulation in the Gazette officielle du Québec, implementing major provisions stemming from Bills 16 and 31. This regulation imposes new obligations on syndicates of co-owners, notably regarding transparency, financial management, and building maintenance. The new regulation provides a framework and clarifies several essential aspects of managing divided co-ownership buildings. It introduces the obligation for syndicates of co-owners to provide the selling co-owner, upon request, with a…...
29/07/2025
Since its launch in 2020, AG-CONNECT has profoundly transformed the way Québec co-ownerships hold their general meetings. With more than 7,900 hybrid or fully online co-owner meetings already conducted and over 500,000 co-owners gathered—more than the total population of the city of Laval—this solution has now become a standard in the collective management landscape....
