Copropriété
The Château comprises 7
residences/properties for
private use, with a number of luxurious facilities. The owners of
the properties are also participants in the ‘copropriété’. This
entails the co-ownership of grounds, premises and facilities. This
copropriété is very similar to co-ownership in any joint ownership
of apartment buildings or housing resorts all over the world.
The copropriété has
been formally founded before our notary. On request the articles of
association are free for consultation.
We would like to
highlight a number of specific conditions:
The residences are
intended for permanent habitation, but temporary habitation, as
second home, is permitted as well. However, the letting out on a
commercial basis is not allowed. The owners are responsible for
maintaining the eminent cachet of the Château, regarding their
residences and their gardens. Moreover, the owners are expected to
feel partner in the domain, respect each other’s privacy and to be
willing to be of help, if necessary.
A number of common
facilities will stimulate the owners to maintain mutual contacts
with regard to cultural, social, and sports events ( Salle de Garde,
swimming pool, petanque court).
The copropriété offers
caretaker services for the maintenance of the communal facilities.
The owners can also buy (at their own cost) other services from this
caretaker, such as small repairs, gardening, plant care, key
control, firewood supply etc.
Copropriété:
The Copropriété ‘Le Château de Saint Théodorit’ was founded in
2008. The present and future inhabitants are automatically
shareholders of the copropriété, each for their cadastral share.
The structure of a copropriété (or co-ownership) is equal for
most European countries. The ‘private property’ of the residence
coincides with the ‘common property’ of the complex. The
property division deed is based on a formal surveyor’s report
with cadastral numeration (lots).
The future shareholders are free to change the statute of the
copropriété and other regulations, as long as they follow the
decision-making process, laid down in the statute.
The texts of the property division deed and the statutes are
available for seriously interested parties. The same applies to
the surveyor’s report.
The copropriété is structured as follows: the general meeting is
the highest authority. The general meeting appoints an executive
committee of three members, who choose a president from their
ranks. The general meeting also appoints a ‘Syndic’ (general
manager), the representative of the copropriété who performs all
executory and coordinating tasks of the copropriété.
The tasks and responsibilities of the Syndic are specified in the statute. Large copropriétés often outsource these tasks to a professional agency. In this small-scale project one of the shareholders has taken on the role of Syndic.