{"id":10993,"date":"2023-06-07T13:34:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T18:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/?p=10993"},"modified":"2023-08-21T10:17:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:17:58","slug":"legal-news-may-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/en\/legal-news-may-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10993\" class=\"elementor elementor-10993 elementor-10992\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5fff25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5fff25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da55b4f\" data-id=\"da55b4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02ba62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b02ba62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Written by Me\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/notre-equipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierre-Alexis Bombardier<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">\u00a0and Me <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/notre-equipe\/clement-lucas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cl\u00e9ment Lucas<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa27ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fa27ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0010090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0010090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal news<br>May 2023<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c3b685\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce15c3\" data-id=\"1ce15c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd6cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd6cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Each month, read about two court decisions to stay on top of the latest news in co-ownership law.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4564855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4564855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c01241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c01241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/fr\/qc\/qccs\/doc\/2023\/2023qccs1383\/2023qccs1383.html?autocompleteStr=2023%20QCCS%201383%20&#038;autocompletePos=1\" target=\"_blank\">Gaudreault c. Syndicat des copropri\u00e9taires les Administrateurs des condos Le Libert\u00e9<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8938904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8938904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this judgment, plaintiffs Gilbert Gaudreault and Silvino Pedicelli (&#8220;Plaintiffs&#8221;) are seeking an order to obtain access to several documents that are part of the books of the Syndicat des copropri\u00e9taires les Administrateurs des condos Le Libert\u00e9 (&#8220;Syndicate&#8221;).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dac5ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dac5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Syndicate, for its part, is a counterclaimant seeking recovery of out-of-pocket expenses and damages suffered by the Syndicate, a victim of defamation. Essentially, Plaintiffs, having acted for several years as handymen in the building, in exchange for remuneration, find themselves frustrated by the Syndicate, who ceased using their services in 2016.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bad8cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bad8cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d702278\" data-id=\"d702278\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0105068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0105068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/registre-de-copropriete-renseignements-personnels-297x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10996\" alt=\"registre de copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 renseignements personnels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/registre-de-copropriete-renseignements-personnels-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/registre-de-copropriete-renseignements-personnels-1013x1024.png 1013w, https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/registre-de-copropriete-renseignements-personnels-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/registre-de-copropriete-renseignements-personnels.png 1432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dbcd11\" data-id=\"4dbcd11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615445f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"615445f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plaintiffs, visibly unhappy with the situation, are multiplying their requests to gain access to the co-ownership&#8217;s documents. Their aim was to conduct a fishing expedition to establish the incompetence and\/or poor management of the Board of Directors. The Syndicate has been diligent in granting almost all requests over the years. Many of the documents provided are still part of the conclusions sought by \u00a0Plaintiffs, who clearly care little about what has been transmitted to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dfbf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80dfbf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real issue at stake is access to documents related to the accounting and financial matters of the Syndicate, in order to allow a proper forensic audit of the Syndicate&#8217;s affairs. The Court rules that the co-owners have no right to access accounting documents other than those normally sent with the notice of meeting (and provided for in 1070 C.c.Q.) for general meetings of co-owners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d895b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d895b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to have the right to consult such documents, the Court states that it must be determined that the co-owner being denied access to the requested additional documents would suffer serious or grave prejudice if his request were denied. Considering the evidence in this dispute, this is not the case. Consequently, the request for injunction is dismissed and qualified as abusive by the Court. A very interesting aspect of this judgment is that the Court, being of the opinion that such abuse deserves to be sanctioned, partially grants the Syndicate&#8217;s request, considering the defamatory nature of certain comments made against the Syndicate and its directors in the motion to institute proceedings (allegations of misappropriation of funds).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e6657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99e6657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such comments were unnecessary given the conclusions sought by Plaintiffs, which were limited to the communication of documents. Adopting the principles of Skiba v. Syndicat de la copropri\u00e9t\u00e9 799 Monk, Judge Pinsonneault, j.s.c., concludes that the Syndicate is entitled to compensation of $10,000 for harm to its reputation and $20,000 for extra-judicial costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7102240 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7102240\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12bb634\" data-id=\"12bb634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78fa77 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c78fa77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8fe8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d8fe8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0fbf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e0fbf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/fr\/qc\/qccq\/doc\/2023\/2023qccq3051\/2023qccq3051.html?autocompleteStr=2023%20QCCQ%203051&#038;autocompletePos=1\" target=\"_blank\">Syndicat des copropri\u00e9taires Havre-Wakefield c. Cousineau<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8731538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8731538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the best of the undersigned&#8217;s knowledge, this decision is the first to deal with a claim arising after the coming into force* of the second version of article 1074.2 of the Civil Code of Qu\u00e9bec (&#8220;C.C.Q.&#8221;).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4cd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd4cd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On May 24, 2020, the seal on the water supply pipe to the bathtub in defendant Colette Cousineau&#8217;s (&#8220;Defendant&#8221;) unit ruptured, causing water damage. The Syndicat des copropri\u00e9taires Havre-Wakefield (&#8220;The Syndicate&#8221;) then undertook the necessary repairs at a cost of over $7,000. Following this work, the Syndicate claimed, through the institution of the count proceedings, the equivalent of its insurance franchise and other costs related to the loss from the Defendant and its insurers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddc2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ddc2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Court first established a presumption of fault on the part of the Defendant, according to articles 1074.2 and 1465 of the Civil Code of Qu\u00e9bec. The burden of proof having been shifted by the application of the above-mentioned articles, it is now up to the Defendant (and its insurers) to prove that she was not at fault.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-36be73c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36be73c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfe47dd\" data-id=\"bfe47dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd5951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd5951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the evidence submitted, it appears that a prior inspection would not have avoided the disaster, qualified as sudden and unpredictable, especially since the bathtub&#8217;s plumbing was located in an enclosed space that had to be demolished in order to be accessible. Another relevant factor was that the pipe had a useful life of only fifteen (15) years, whereas, according to a report filed in defense, a pipe of this type should have a useful life of eighty (80) years. The Court therefore concluded that there was no fault on the part of the Defendant, and dismissed the Syndicate&#8217;s claim in what appears to be the first application of the second version of article 1074.2 C.c.Q.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c23f5d\" data-id=\"2c23f5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab9cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ab9cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/degat-deau-baignoire-faute-297x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10998\" alt=\"d\u00e9g\u00e2t d&#039;eau baignoire faute\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/degat-deau-baignoire-faute-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/degat-deau-baignoire-faute-1013x1024.png 1013w, https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/degat-deau-baignoire-faute-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.djclegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/degat-deau-baignoire-faute.png 1432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628fdf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"628fdf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the light of this judgment, we can only note the omission of any reference whatsoever to the declaration of co-ownership, the contract binding the Syndicate and the Defendant, and this, in particular, with regard to the liability of each in such circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e3e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9e3e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would have been interesting to have the Court&#8217;s opinion on the application of strict liability clauses under the new legal regime created by the new version of article 1074.2 C.c.Q. Such an analysis will most likely be carried out by the courts in the coming months.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cc14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0cc14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Into force March 17, 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first decision, we discuss access to the co-ownership register and defamation towards a syndicate of co-owners. 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