Co-ownership Laws Quiz

10 Questions

What must all co-ownerships do before the end of 2018?

Who is responsible for carrying out the initial registration of co-ownerships existing on December 31, 2016?

The syndic

What must be provided at the time of initial registration of a condominium?

Identification data

What is the DTG?

A technical diagnosis

What is the objective of the Elan law?

To simplify and facilitate the right to co-ownership

What is the register of registrations established by the ALUR law?

An instrument to identify co-ownerships in difficulty

What is required by the ALUR law for the syndic of co-ownership?

To have the general assembly vote on the decision to take out civil liability insurance

What is the DTG mandatory for?

Condominiums subject to a procedure for insalubrity

What must the syndic of co-ownership have the general assembly vote on?

The decision to take out civil liability insurance

What is the Elan law on the evolution of housing, development and digital?

An evolution of housing, development and digital

Study Notes

The register of registrations established by the ALUR law is an instrument that makes it easier to identify co-ownerships in difficulty.
All co-ownerships, regardless of their number of lots, must be registered before 31/12/2018.
For co-ownerships existing on December 31, 2016, it is up to the syndic to carry out the initial registration.
However, for those created as of January 1, 2017, registration is carried out by the notary who publishes the descriptive state of divisions and the co-ownership by-laws.
At the time of initial registration of a condominium, the following information must be provided: Identification data of the co-ownership: name, address, date of creation, number of lots and their nature, name of the trustee...
Financial data: fiscal year, provisional budget, provisions for work, debts...
Data on the building: number of buildings, energy label, number of elevators...
Information on possible difficulties: provisional administrator, safeguard measures...
Attention, this registration being obligatory, the syndic can be put in default in case of delay.
The ALUR law has also made it mandatory for the syndic to create and update the summary sheet of the co-ownership.
Since 2017, the DTG has become mandatory for all condominiums older than 10 years or which are subject to a procedure for insalubrity.
It allows to inform the co-owners on the general situation of the building and to consider future works.
It is a technical diagnosis allowing to draw up a general state of the co-ownership.
The DTG must be provided in case of sale of a lot or of the whole co-ownership.
The ALUR law requires that the syndic of co-ownership must have the general assembly vote on the decision to take out civil liability insurance for the co-ownership.
The ALUR law also provides that the syndic of co-ownership must have the general assembly vote on the decision to make the archives available online.
The ALUR law puts in place new rules concerning the convening and holding of the general meeting of co-owners.
The Elan law on the evolution of housing, development and digital has changed many things for condominiums.
Its objective is to simplify and facilitate the right to co-ownership.
Common parts, housing, developments or digitization of procedures are all covered.
The key facts from the text above are summarized in 10 sentences.