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Drama in Faubourg Boisbriand
Current events are once again challenging us and raising serious concerns, with a case of probable bankruptcy for the Pimbina syndicates, which make up the Faubourg Boisbriand co-ownership, grappling with a situation of "accelerated" decline of some 150 units, built barely 15 years ago, due to poor construction quality and hidden defects.
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RGCQ demands mandatory monitoring of residential construction sites
Co-owners of Faubourg Boisbriand are facing ruin due to construction defects and fungal contamination, requiring costly repairs. The RGCQ is calling for strict legislation for the monitoring of construction sites and for government intervention as soon as possible.
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Legal column
When will managers be professionalized?
When the Civil Code of Québec was reformed in 1994, the legislator introduced into our law a new concept directly inspired by French law, a “syndicate of co-owners,” with a juridical personality.
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Municipal taxation and co-ownership
Getting informed, getting involved, participating in public consultations, and exercising one’s right to vote in municipal elections are all important actions of civic engagement in one’s municipality.
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Building column
Snow and ice removal
Winter means clearing snow from common areas, maintenance, shovelling balconies, spreading salt and abrasives and … potential hazards and injuries.
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Tenant management
For a co-owner, renting their private unit is not a decision that should be taken lightly.
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For mandatory supervision of works
It is not new that we have been saying that Quebec is a distinct society. This statement is often intended to be advantageous, but this is not the case when it comes to the monitoring of residential construction sites.
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Briefs and opinions
La position du RGCQ envers l'article 1074.2
Le RGCQ ayant été interrogé sur l'article 1074.2 du Code civil du Québec, veuillez trouver notre position sur le sujet ci-dessous.
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Adoption of Bill 16: a giant step forward for Quebec co-ownerships
Today, the Members of the National Assembly passed Bill 16, An Act to provide a framework for building inspections and divided co-ownership, to change the name of the Régie du logement and improve its operating rules, and to amend the Act respecting the Société d'habitation du Québec and various legislative provisions respecting municipal affairs. This law radically reforms the law of divided co-ownership.
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The RGCQ is 20 years old
The stars aligned and the RGCQ took shape in 1999. Its beginnings were very modest, but this non-profit organization climbed the ladder one by one...
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RGCQ is in orbit
“The RGCQ rocket was launched in 1999. It is now in orbit,” says André M. Benoît, who joined this group a few months after its creation.
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Year Ten of the Provincial RGCQ
The early artisans of the RGCQ have always had a modest triumph. Nevertheless, this organization would not have held up without their many efforts.
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