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Disputing a penalty: the co-owner does not address himself to the proper Court!

Disputing a penalty: the co-owner does not address himself to the proper Court!

In a recent judgement of the Court of Quebec, Small Claims Division¹, a co-owner who sued his syndicate of co-owners for damages, i.e. for repayment of sums paid to the syndicate as a penalty for late payment of his condo fees, and for fees charged to the co-owner when his new tenant was moving in. He sues at the same time two administrators of the syndicate for the sum of $3,888.90 for non-specified damages. Nevertheless, he saw his request rejected by the Court because, at the basis, his request seeks the annulment of the regulations of the co-ownership, which is not within the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Division of the Court of Quebec.

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Me Kevin J. Lebeau, avocat

Diplômé de l'Université McGill (B.A.) et l'Université de Montréal (LL.B.), Me Lebeau est membre du Barreau du Québec depuis 2000.

Depuis 2001, il a exercé en droit immobilier avec concentration en droit de la copropriété dans plusieurs contextes, dont en milieu d'association, en société et en contentieux d'entreprise au sein d'une firme de gestion se spécialisant dans la gestion des copropriétés divise, Gestion Immobilière Ges-Mar Inc. Me Lebeau est également conseiller juridique aux membres d'Avantages Condo.

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