Une nouvelle réalité frappe plusieurs syndicats de copropriétaires au Québec: la perte de leur assureur, et l'obligation, dans plusieurs cas, de se tourner vers le marché de l'assurance secondaire, où les primes et les franchises sont prohibitives.
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Un sondage commandé par le Bureau d'assurance du Canada révèle que bien des copropriétaires connaissent mal l'assurance condo. Ils ont pourtant intérêt à en maîtrisee les bases, sous peine de possiblement vivre des surprises colossales.
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Les copropriétés qui perdent leur assureur ne sont plus des cas isolés. Si la plupart d'entre elles parviennent à en trouver un autre pour recadrer le risque, les primes et les franchises n'en demeurent pas moins substantielles.
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Les chauffe-eau installés dans les parties privatives d'une copropriété doivent être remplacés à temps, afin d'éviter un éventuel dégât d'eau.
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L'assurance du syndicat comporte plusieurs volets, dont celle des administrateurs et des officiers d'assemblée. Cette vidéo fait le tour des différentes couvertures propres à ce type d'assurance.
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August 6, 2019 - Several clarifications are requested with respect to the draft regulation on co-ownership insurance. Tabled on July 17, its content raises questions expressed by the Damage Insurance Chamber (Chambre de l'assurance de dommages (ChAD)), the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and the Québec Co-owners and Manager Association (Regroupement des gestionnaires et copropriétaires du Québec (RGCQ)).
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The Law and the overwhelming majority of declarations of co-ownership require that syndicates of co-owners insure their building. This may seem surprising at first glance as the syndicate does not own the private portions nor the common portions. However, its main object is to ensure the preservation and the longevity of the building and to manage and administer it diligently following rules of the trade. This is why the legislator has given to the syndicate an insurable interest and has made it compulsory that it subscribe building insurance.
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A co-owner may be liable to the syndicate, the other co-owners and the occupants of the immovable. As stated in Article 1457 of the Civil Code of Québec, every person has a duty not to harm others. As a co-owner, you must be careful and abide to the appropriate rules of conduct in accordance with the context and circumstances. Otherwise, you engage your civil liability and are required to remedy (financially third parties for moral or property damage and personal injury.Therefore, co-owners must take out civil liability insurance covering in particular claims arising from their private portion.
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