{"id":5167,"date":"2017-06-14T09:06:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ombudsmandemontreal.com\/?page_id=5167"},"modified":"2017-06-14T09:06:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T13:06:49","slug":"permit-issued-authorizing-work-in-common-areas-without-the-syndicate-of-co-owners-consent-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ombudsmandemontreal.com\/en\/cases-handled\/examples-of-cases-handled\/urbanism-and-maintenance\/permit-issued-authorizing-work-in-common-areas-without-the-syndicate-of-co-owners-consent-2016","title":{"rendered":"Permit issued authorizing work in common areas without the Syndicate of co-owners\u2019 consent (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arrondissement <\/strong><strong>de Ville-Marie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A condo unit owner requests a renovation permit for his basement unit in order to sell it as a housing unit. Up until then, the owner had used this unit as a company office. The Syndicate of co-owners adopted a resolution\u00a0authorizing the renovation work in this private portion of the building.<\/p>\n<p>In order to issue the permit, the Borough requires the installation of two storage rooms for waste and recyclable material in common areas located in the building\u2019s basement, based on its <em>R\u00e8glement sur le civisme, le respect et la propret\u00e9<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Borough thus issues to the co-owner a permit authorizing him to renovate his private portion and the common areas. The Syndicate of co-owners had not been consulted and disagrees with this requirement. It turns to our office.<\/p>\n<p>Our site visit confirms that the building\u2019s configuration would make it very difficult to accommodate the requested storage rooms and that their access would be very cumbersome to eventual users.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <strong>OdM<\/strong>, the regulatory provisions could be reasonably interpreted in such a way that the requirement for garbage storage rooms not be applied to this file. The Borough does not accept this argument.<\/p>\n<p>We nevertheless agree to a solution that will consider the issue\u2019s particular context and be acceptable to all parties involved. The renovation of the private unit is authorized without the requirement for garbage storage rooms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment regarding the management of permit applications involving condominiums<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We receive an increasing number of complaints criticizing Boroughs for having authorized works in\u00a0a condo\u2019s common areas without prior consent from the Syndicate of co-owners, or authorizing works in a portion reserved for exclusive use without the consent of the owner who benefits from this sole use. We are\u00a0concerned about this situation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrondissement de Ville-Marie A condo unit owner requests a renovation permit for his basement unit in order to sell it as a housing unit. Up until then, the owner had used this unit as a company office. 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