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I am a co-owner and would like to buy part of the landing adjacent to my apartment. The condominium is made up of three buildings. The co-owners of the building in which my property is located approved the operation at a general meeting.

The notary has informed me that all the co-owners should have been summoned and taken part during the vote. is it true? Yes…but. Special common portions are those assigned to the use or usefulness of several co-owners and not as an entirety, unlike general common portions. Decisions relating to these…
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I am taking out a loan, and the bank requires a mortgage to be registered on my property. For cost reasons I would like the bank to handle the formalities. My notary says this is impossible. Is that true?

Yes. For a mortgage to be valid it must be executed by notarial deed (Civil Code, Article 2409). The notary handles registration and publication with the land registry service. The mortgage then becomes enforceable against third parties. The notary must practice in France if the property is located in France…
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I own a house in a subdivision. A homeowners’ association, created in the 1980s, wants to bring legal action against a neighbour. Could this be a problem for me?

Yes. If your association syndicale libre (ASL) has not updated its bylaws to comply with the law resulting from the 2004 reform (Article 60 of Ordinance No. 2004-632 of 1 July 2004), it retains its legal existence but can no longer take legal action because it has lost its legal…
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