The Regroupement des gestionnaires et copropriétaires du Québec (RGCQ) submitted a brief to the Commission de l’aménagement du territoire as part of the review of Bill 20, entitled An Act to promote access to housing and to amend various provisions relating to the field of housing.
Although this bill primarily focuses on access to housing, it also introduces significant changes to the regime of divided co-ownership, particularly with respect to the maintenance logbook and the contingency fund study.
In its brief, the RGCQ analyzes the scope of these changes in light of recent reforms in co-ownership, particularly those stemming from Bill 16 and its implementing regulation. It highlights issues of consistency, transparency, and public protection arising from the introduction of an exemption power affecting the maintenance logbook and the contingency fund study, two fundamental planning tools in co-ownership.
The brief also emphasizes that these tools play a central role in the quality of information provided to co-owners and buyers, particularly through the certificate attesting to the condition of the immovable held in co-ownership, for which certain minimum information is required under the Civil Code of Québec.
The RGCQ therefore expresses concerns about the potential impacts of these changes on the sustainability of the building stock, the reliability of information available in transactions, and fairness between co-ownerships. It recommends adopting a structured and proportionate approach that allows for adaptation without undermining the foundations of the current regime.
Consult the RGCQ brief [In French only]
