What is the condominium rules and regulations (by-law of the building)?

Verified 08 October 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

The condominium rules and regulations is a written document that complete and precise conditions of use of the parties privative and municipalities fixed, more generally, by condominium rules.

It aims to organize the rules of the daily and collective life of the building (traffic, cleanliness, noise, use of equipment, etc.).

The condominium rules and regulations is not a required document.

Warning

The condominium rules and regulations should not be confused with the condominium by-law, which is mandatory.

The rules and regulations shall be drawn up on the initiative of syndic of co-ownership. It is he who decides whether or not to draft it as part of his general mission of administration and conservation of the building.

This document is then submitted to the vote of the co-owners at the general meeting. Its approval is decided at the simple majority (so-called majority of Article 24).

The adopted by-law can be modified according to the needs of the condominium and its occupants.

The new rules and regulations must again be approved by the co-owners at a general meeting. This decision is voted on at the simple majority (so-called majority of Article 24).

FYI

If a co-owner wishes to add or modify an article/clause of the co-ownership by-law, he must send his proposal to the trustee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt before the next general meeting. This application will then be entered in theagenda of this assembly.

The rules and regulations sets out or details the rules of community life that all occupants must respect. These may include, for example, rules on:

Use of common areas (e.g. use of green areas) or common facilities (e.g. lifts)
Respect for the tranquility of the premises, including the limitation of noise pollution (works times, use of noisy equipment etc.)
The cleanliness of the premises or the sorting of household waste (for example, conditions of use of the trash can room or days of exit from the bins)
The conditions for moving and relocation
Building security.

Warning

The rules and regulations cannot replace condominium rules to restrict the rights of co-owners or add rules. It cannot therefore prohibit an activity that the condominium by-law authorizes or authorize an activity that the condominium by-law prohibits or modify the distribution of the burdens, the destination lots, or the rules of administration of the common parts provided for by the co-ownership regulation.

The rules and regulations is displayed in the building (usually in the lobby) to be known to the occupants, owners and tenants.

The landlord can also communicate to the tenant the rules and regulations of co-ownership when signing the lease.

FYI

A copy (paper or electronic) of the rules and regulations may be requested from the trustee. The latter may also add this document to theextranet of co-ownership.

Yes. The rules and regulations of co-ownership can be challenged in the 2 months which follow the notification the minutes of the general meeting. After this period, it is no longer possible to contest it.

This legal procedure requires the support of a lawyer.

The trustee is responsible for enforcing the condominium rules and regulations.

In case of non-compliance with one of its clauses, the trustee must be alerted. He must then remind the person concerned of the rules of good conduct in the building by any means.

In principle, the condominium rules and regulations has not from legal value. This means that:

It is only valid between co-owners (and not to tenants/third parties)
Failure to comply with its terms cannot give rise to legal action. However, action is possible if this non-compliance causes a abnormal neighborhood disorder.

However, it may have legal value wherehe picks up a clause identical the co-ownership by-law. In this case, it is enforceable to the tenant or occupant of the property. The judges were thus able to validate the application of a clause of the rules and regulations prohibiting commercial exploitation in residential premises because it included an identical clause of the condominium by-law.

Tableau - Summary of the differences between rules and regulations and co-ownership
	Regulation of co-ownership	Rules and regulations
Document Author	Established by a legal professional (notary or lawyer)	Established by the trustee
Mandatory character	Mandatory document	Optional Document
Opposability	Opposable to all (co-owners, tenants, occupants)	Enforceable only if it reproduces clauses of the co-ownership by-law
Main content	Sets the organization, destination, the enjoyment of the units and common parts, the administration of the immovable	Specifies the application of the rules of collective life or the use of common areas and privative
Time limit for challenge	Dispute at any time	Dispute within 2 months of the notification the minutes of the general meeting at which the rules and regulations was adopted