Definitions on co-ownership in Québec

Building façades

Common service areas

Community of co-owners

Extrajudicial fees (lawyer)

Goods and services tax (GST)

Quebec Sales Tax (QST)

Abstention

Abstention Co-owner Director

Abuse of right

Abuse of right Abuse of power Abuse of procedure Abuse of the majority Abuse of the minority

Acceptance of the work

Accrual basis of accounting

Acquired rights

Act of acquisition of immovables by the syndicate of co-owners

Act of alienation of immovables by the syndicate of co-owners

Adhesion contract

Administration fund (general)

Administrative Housing Tribunal

Administrator of the property of others

Affidavit

Airbnb ®

Alienation of immovables

Altitude

Apartment

Arbitration

Arbitration Arbitration agreement Arbitration award Arbitrator

Architect

Asbestos

Asset Management Plan

Assets

Assets Net assets

Association of co-ownership syndicates

Attic (vacant space under the roof)

Audit engagment

Authentic act

Authentic act Authentic copy Authentic extract

Bad faith

Bailiff

Bailiff's ascertainment

Balance sheet (financial statement)

Balcony

Bank account

Bankrupt

Bare land

Bargaining

Bed Bug

Bidder

Board of directors

Brokerage transcation

Building

Buyer (purchaser)

Cadastral renovation

Cadastre of Quebec

Cadastre of Quebec Cadastral description Cadastral operation Cadastral plan Complementary cadastral plan Horizontal cadastral plan Vertical cadastral plan

Call for tenders

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Cannabis

Carpenter ant

Cash basis of accounting

Causal link

Central air conditioning system

Central heating system

Certificate of location

Certificate of location Certificate of location of a private portion Global certificate of location

Certificate of the state of the immovable

Certificate of the syndicate attesting to the condition of the immovable

Certified Professional Accountant

Charging station

Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms

Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms Inviolability of the home

Charter of the french language

Chartered Administrator

Chartered Appraiser

Cheque

Cheque Bouncing cheque Certified cheque Post-dated cheque

Child

Civil code of Lower Canada

Civil code of Québec

Civil code of Québec Act respecting the implementation of the reform of the Civil Code Comments of the Minister of Justice

Civil liability

Civil liability Civil liability insurance certificate Contractual civil liability Extracontractual civil liability

Classification certificate

Clerical error

Climate change

Co-owner

Co-owner Death Majority co-owner Undivided co-owner Undivided co-owner of a fraction

Co-ownership

Co-ownership Advisory Committee

Co-ownership by phases

Co-ownership by phases Concomitant co-ownership Initial co-ownership Landry method

Co-ownership fees (condo fees)

Co-ownership manager

Co-ownership Working Group

Cockroache

Code of civil procedure

Code of ethics and professional conduct

Collapse (building)

Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ)

Commission des normes, de l'équité,de la santé et de la sécurité du travail

Common expenses (condo fees)

Common expenses (condo fees)Allocation key Arrears Co-owners contribution Contestation of the allocation of expenses Developer’s contribution General common expenses Particular common expenses Request for common expenses statement Special assessment Unpaid expenses

Common portion

Common portion Administration Deed of sale Maintenance Reception of common portions

Common portions for restricted use

Common portions for restricted use Allocation plan of the common portions for restricted use Assignment Assignment (sale of the right of use)Maintenance

Community Hall

Competitive bidding

Compilation engagment (Notice to reader)

Conciliation

Condo manager

Condo manager Conflict of interest Ethics External management firm Resident Manager (Salaried manager)

Condolegal.com

Condominium (condo)

Construction code

Construction contractor

Construction contractor General contractor Specialized contractor

Consumer protection act

Contingency fund

Contingency fund Contingency fund study Contribution to the contingency fund Major repairs Misappropriation of funds Replacement of common portions Separate bank account

Contract for service

Contract of employment

Contract of enterprise

Contract of guarantee

Conversion

Corporation of Master Electricians of Québec

Corporation of Master Pipe-Mechanics of Québec

Corruption

Cost-plus contract

Court

Court of Appeal

Court of Québec

Court of Québec Small claims division

COVID-19

Crack (building)

Credit

Criminal Record

Damage

Damage Bodily injury damage Damages Gradual damage Material damage Moral damage Non-material damage Punitive damage

Day nursery

Day-to-day administration

Decision

Decision-making body

Declaration of co-ownership

Declaration of co-ownership Partial or complete rewrite Abusive clause Amendment Arbitration clause By-laws of the immovable Concomitant declaration of co-ownership Constituting act of the co-ownership Declarant Description of the fractions Initial declaration of co-ownership Mediation clause Opposability Penal clause

Declaration of transfer of immovable property

Defamation

Defect

Defect Apparent defect Construction defect Defect in the execution of the work Defect in the ground Defect in workmanship Faulty design Latent defect

Defect in title

Defect of consent

Delay

Delay Computation of the delay Delay of convocation (meeting of co-owners)Forfeiture (time limit)Mandatory delay Prescriptive period Reasonable delay Safekeeping period

Demand letter

Destination

Destination Architectural harmony Commercial destination Destination of common portions Destination of the immovable Destination of the private portions Mixed destination Mixed use destination Residential destination

Developer

Developer Loss of control

Digitisation

Director

Divided co-ownership

Divided co-ownership Co-ownership in difficulty Horizontal co-ownership Small co-ownership Termination of co-ownership Time-sharing Vertical co-ownership

Documents relating to the immovable and the syndicate

Dog

Dog Guide dog Service dog

Domestic animal

Dominant land

Earthquake

Election (appointment)

Elevator

Email

Employee

Employer

Encroachment

Engineer

Extranet

Fault

Fault Bias of a decision Disregard for the rights Gross fault Intent to injure Intentional fault (misconduct)

Ferrous ochre (ochre deposit)

Financial Market Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers)

Financial period

Financial period Close

Financial statements

Fine (penalty)

Fire

Flat-rate unit price contract

Flooding

Flooring

Flooring Hardwood Flooring

Forecast annual budget

Forecast annual budget Consultation of the Meeting of the co-owners Contingency fund expenses Operating expenses

Forfeiture (of a right)

Forfeiture (of a right)Forfeiture (time limit)

Foundations and main walls

Fraction

Fraud

Fraudulent acts (fraud)

Fund basis of accounting

Garage slab

Garantie de construction résidentielle (Residential Construction Guarantee)

Good faith

Gross area

Ground floor

Guarantee plan for new residential buildings

Guarantee plan for new residential buildings Administrator of the Compulsory guarantee plan Business Directory of new residential construction Compulsory Guarantee plan Inspection before the acceptance of the common portions Optional Guarantee plans Pre-acceptance Inspection of the private portion

Hallway

Harassment

Harmful animal

Heightening

Honesty

Hot water tank

Immatriculation of an immovable

Immovable

Immovable hypothec (conventional)

Immovable hypothec (conventional)Amortization Amortization Period Closed loan Cross hypothec Fixed rate Hypothecary creditor Hypothecary Reassignment Indemnity Maturity Mortgage insurance (Mortgage Default Insurance)Mortgage loan Open loan Preferential interest rate (prime rate)Term Transfer of a co-owner's voting rights Variable interest rate

Immovable real rights

Income statement

Index of immovables

Indictable offence

Indivision

Inspection

Inspection Building inspector (pre-purchase)Pre-purchase inspection Purchase inspection report

Insurance

Insurance Actual cash value Additional coverage Additional insurance premium Additional insured Amount of insurance (insurance limit):Appraisal report Assignment of debt Beneficiary Breach Building insurance (syndicate of co-owners)Civil liability Civil liability insurance of the co-owner Civil liability insurance of the condo manager Civil liability insurance of the Syndicate Claims adjuster Co-owner Insurance policy Co-ownership manager's civil liability insurance Complementary guarantee (syndicate of co-owners)Comprehensive insurance policy (all risks)Construction site insurance Coverage (guarantee)Damage Insurance Damage Insurance Agent Damage insurance broker Damage Insurance Chamber (Chambre de l’assurance de dommages)Declaration of risk Deductible Denial of coverage Depreciation Designated Risk Direct insurer Equipment breakdown insurance (breakdown of machines)Exclusions Extended coverage Improvements made to a private portion Indemnity claim Independent claims adjuster Insurability Insurable interest Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) Insurance certificate Insurance contract Insurance for the trustee’s fees Insurance indemnity Insurance insufficiency (under insurance)Insurance policy Insurance premium Insurance trustee Insurances of the Syndicate Insured Insurer Lack of insurance Legal fee insurance Liability insurance of Directors Liability insurance of the General Meeting Officers Limits of coverage Loss Loss Loss ratio Loss settlement Material change in risk Multi-risk insurance Notice of loss Primary insurance Property Property and casualty insurer Property insurance Proportional rule Public claims adjuster Reasonable deductible Reconstruction cost Reference unit Renewal Resiliation Rider Risk Special conditions Stated amount co-insurance clause Subrogation Subscription Tenants Insurance Title insurance Underwriter Unpaid common expenses insurance (condo fees)

Integrated project

Interest

Interim director

Interim occupancy

Intimidation

Janitor

Judge

Judgment

Judgment Authority of a final judgement (authority of res judicata)

Juridical personality

Jurisprudence

Justice (doing justice to oneself)

Key

Lack of maintenance of the common portions

Land registry office

Land surveyor

Land surveyor Document en minute

Lawyer

Lease

Lease Resiliation Lease for a lifetime

Legal hypothec

Legal hypothec Legal hypothec of construction Legal hypothec of the syndicate of co-owners

Legal person

Legal proceeding

Legal recourse

Legal recourse Abuse of procedure Application for cancellation or modification of a decision of the assembly of co-owners Application for cancellation or modification of a decision of the board of directors Application for declaratory judgement Application for homologation Application for injunction Application for partition (Action in partition)Court ledger Cross-application Defendant Forced intervention (calling in warranty)Frivolous Action Judicial districts Notice of judicial application Plaintiff Protection Order Provisional injunction Recourse relating to the exercise of a hypothecary right Recursory action Safeguard order Seizure Seizure in the hands of third persons Seizure of immovable property Seizure of movable property Service (notification)Subrogatory recourse of the insurer Taking part in judicial proceedings Trial (hearing on the merits)Vexatious action Written pleading

Legionella

Lessee (Tenant)

Lessee (Tenant)Eviction Rent Sublessee

Lessor

Liability

Lightning

Liquidator

Listing

Loan for use

Locker

Loss

Loss Loss-claim Notice of loss Partial loss Substantial loss Termination of co-ownership Total loss Water damages

Lot

Lot Contiguous lot Original lot Subdivision Transitionnel lot

Lump sum contract

Mailing address

Maintenance logbook

Majority (general meeting of co-owners)

Majority (general meeting of co-owners)Absolute majority Double Majority Enhanced majority Simple majority Unanimity

Management contract

Mandate

Mandate Mandatary Mandator Presumed mandate Tacit mandate

Market value

Mechanical elements

Mediation

Mediation Mediator

Meeting of co-owners

Meeting Officers

Meeting Officers Conditions of eligibility President of the meeting Scrutineers Secretary of the meeting Vice-president of the meeting

Memorandum

Mezzanine

Molds

Monitoring of the work

Mortgage broker

Motor vehicle

Motor vehicle All-electric vehicle Electric vehicle (EV)Hybrid vehicle

Mouse

Movable hypothec

Movable property

Moving in

Municipal by-law

Nadir

National Assembly of Québec

Natural person

Net area

Noise

Noise Acoustic Acoustic comfort Acoustician Airborne noise Daytime racket Impacts noise (structure-borne noise)Nighttime disturbance Sound insulation Soundproofing

Notarial act

Notarial act Notarial act en brevet Notarial act en minute

Notary

Notary Acting notary Questionnaire

Note on the general terms and conditions of any proposed contract or planned work

Notice of appointment of a liquidator

Notice of assessment

Notice of closure

Notice of completion of work

Notice of dissolution

Nuisance

Nuisance Noise pollution Odour nuisance

Obligation of means

Obligation of result

Occupant

Odors

Odors Cooking Tobacco / Cigarette

Offer to purchase (promise to purchase)

Offer to purchase (promise to purchase)Counter-offer Deposit

Operating budget

Operations in the common interest

Oral arguments

Out-of-court settlement

Owner-builders

Ownership right

Ownership right Bare owner Bare ownership Dismemberment of the right of ownership Freehold Usufruct Usufructuary

Park

Parking

Parking Parking space

Passageway

Person who is a member of a co-owner’s household

Personal information

Personal information Protection of personal information

Piping and wiring.

Plans and specifications of the building (as) built

Pool

Posting

Prejudice

Prejudice Serious or irreparable prejudice

Preliminary contract (promise to purchase)

Preliminary contract (promise to purchase) Annulment Deposit Indemnity

Prescription

Prescription Acquisitive prescription Extinctive prescription Prescriptive period

Preservation of the immovable

Presumption

Presumption Factual presumption Irrebuttable presumption Legal presumption Rebuttable presumption

Principal contractor

Prior claim

Prior notice of the exercise of a hypothecary right

Prior notice of the exercise of a hypothecary right Prior notice of exercise of a hypothecary right (divided co-ownership)

Prior-contract

Privacy

Private dispute prevention and resolution process

Private portion

Private portion Deed of sale Dimension Maintenance

Private writing

Probative value

Professional

Professional Building professionnal Code of conduct Exclusive professions Exclusive professions Professionnal Order

Professional Code

Professional Fees

Professional Seller

Professionnal technologist

Project owner

Proof

Proof Means of proof Preponderance Testimony

Property management

Property management Autonomous manager External management Self management

Property title

Property title Chain of titles Title examination

Protection of the rights appurtenant to the immovable or the co-ownership

Provisional administrator

Proxy (Power of attorney)

Psychological harassment in the workplace

Public officer

Public order

Public order of direction

Public order of protection

Publication

Purchase

Purchase Legal guarantee of quality (latent defects)Allocation (Adjusments)Declaration of the seller Lateness of delivery Legal warranty (purchase)Sale without legal warranty of quality Taking possession Transfer of risk Warranty of ownership

Pyrite

Pyrrhotite

Quarrelsomeness

Quarrelsomeness Quarrelsome

Québec Co-owners and Manager Association (Regroupement des gestionnaires et copropriétaires du Québec (RGCQ)

Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ)

Quebec Entreprise Register (Registre des entreprises du Québec)

Quebec Entreprise Register (Registre des entreprises du Québec)Enterprise registrar

Québec Land Register

Québec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers

Québec Real Estate Brokerage Self-Regulating Agency (Organisme d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec)

Quorum

Quorum Quorum at the meeting of co-owners Quorum at the meetings of the Board of Directors

Rat

Real estate agency

Real estate broker

Real estate tax

Real estate tax Adjustments Municipal taxes Property assessment roll Real estate unit of assessment School tax Subdivision tax (Parkland tax)Transfer tax (Welcome tax)

Reasonable fees.

Régie du bâtiment du Québec (Québec Building Board)

Régie du bâtiment du Québec (Québec Building Board)Licence

Register of allocation of common portions for restricted use

Register of co-owners

Register of co-ownership

Register of co-ownership Consultation Safekeeping period

Register of improvements made to a private portion

Register of lessees

Register of minutes

Registration (syndicate of co-owners)

Registration (syndicate of co-owners)Annual registration fee Annual updating declaration Corrective updating declaration Current updating declaration Declaration of registration Ex officio cancelation Revocation of cancelation (reregistration)

Registration division

Relative value

Relative value Destination (criteria)Dimension Location (criteria)Nature (criteria)Revision of the relative value

Relocation

Remuneration

Rental

Rental Shared rental Short-term rental

Request for information to the syndicate of co-ownership (DRCOP)

Residential unit

Retrofitting to standards

Review engagment

Right of access to a private portion

Right of access to a private portion Right of access to a leased private portion

Right of first refusal

Right of free disposal

Right of repossession of a dwelling

Right of retention

Right of withdrawal

Right of withdrawal (Resolution)

Right to follow

Riot

Rules of the trade (Best practices)

Safety code

Safety code Building Chapter

Salary

Sale under control of justice

Satellite dish

Self-Insurance Fund

Self-Insurance Fund Reasonable additional amount Self-Insurance fund

Semi-detached houses

Senior officer

Serpula lacrymans (dry rot)

Servient land

Servitude

Servitude Extinction Personal servitude Real servitude Servitude of right of view Servitude of right-of-way Site

Share (common portion)

Share (private portion)

Smoke

Sole director

Solidarity

Specifications

Spouses

Stairway

Standardized value

Statement of debts and claims

Storage areas

Storm

Subcontractor

Substandard housing

Substandard housing Substandard housing

Successor and Assign

Superior Court of Québec

Superior force

Supporting vouchers

Supreme Court of Canada

Surety

Surety Licence bond Performance bond Suretyship

Surveillance cameras

Suspensory condition

Syndicate of co-owners

Syndicate of co-owners Liability Liquidation Merger Name

Tacit modification

Taking in payment

Tax

Terrace

Theft

Tobacco

Tobacco Cigarette Electronic cigarette Second-hand smoke Smoking

Tourist

Townhouse

Trailer

Transaction

Tree

Tribunal des droits de la personne

Under the table work

Undivided co-ownership (by indivision)

Undivided co-ownership (by indivision)Indivision agreement

Unforseen events fund

Urbanist

Violence

Volunteer

Voting

Voting Abstention Acclamation Consultative vote Roll call vote Secret ballot Vote Vote by a show of hands Vote counting by ballots

Voting right

Voting right Reduction of the voting right of the developer Reduction of voting right Suspension of voting right

Voting rights register

Wall

Wall Common wall Loadbearing wall Non-loadbearing interior wall Retaining wall

Warranty obligation

Washing machine

Wasp

Waste shredder

Water cooling tower

Water leak detection system

Window

Window Thermos glass

Work

Work Alteration work of the common portions Completion of the work Emergency work Financing (common portions)Prior authorization (common portions)Prior authorization (private portion)Upgrading to standard work Work for improvement of common portions Work for the completion of the common portions Work for the enlargement of common portions Work in the private portions Work modifying the destination of the immovable

Working capital

Zenith