u003cpu003eOn November 2012, the Law Reform Commission made a report and proposed a new regime for the law of co-ownership. It is proposed that the current Articles 664 to 664-96 of our Civil Code be repealed and replaced by new Articles 664 to 664-90.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThis article makes a brief analysis of both the existing Articles 664 to 664-96 of the Civil Code and the proposals made by the Law Reform Commission.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eA:u0026nbsp; The origin of the existing Articles 664 to 664-96 of the Civil Codeu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe existing Articles 664 to 664-96 of the Civil Code was incorporated in our law during the year 1978 by Act 37/ 78. It was a copy-paste exercise based on the French law of the 10th July 1965 u0026laquo; et son décret du0026rsquo;application du 17 mars 1967 u0026raquo;.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eB: The main criticisms against the current Articles 664 to 664 -96u003c/pu003eu003cp style=margin-left:19.85pt;\u003eThe existing law was adopted without prior consultations with the practitioners, viz, the syndics, lawyers etc. It was also adopted without taking into account the local customs. For instance, one can find words like u0026laquo;u0026nbsp;les coffres, gaines et têtes de cheminées, loggias, etc. u0026raquo; embodied within almost all u0026laquo; règlements de copropriété u0026raquo;.u003c/pu003eu003cp style=margin-left:19.85pt;\u003eOur present Articles 664 to 664-96 were enac-ted during a period when there were only a handful number of u0026laquo;immeuble collectifsu0026raquo;. But, during the last two decades, many u0026laquo; immeubles collectifs u0026raquo;, commercial complexes, u0026laquo; morcellementsu0026raquo; have grown like mushrooms all over Mauritius.u003c/pu003eu003cp style=margin-left:19.85pt;\u003eThe present Articles 664 to 664-96 have remained statics during the last 3 decades. On the other hand, there has been new development in the inu0026nbsp; u0026laquo; secteur immobilier u0026raquo;. For instance, there has been the creation of the Investment Real Scheme (IRS) and the Real Estate Scheme (RES). In practice, the management of the IRS and RES is done through the legal mechanism of the current Articles 664 to 664-96 of the Civil Code and the u0026laquo; règlement de copropriété u0026raquo; or by the u0026laquo; cahiers des charges u0026raquo; which are themselves based on the current Article 664 to 664-96.u003c/pu003eu003cp style=margin-left:19.85pt;\u003eA new concept like u0026laquo; condominium u0026raquo;is presently being coined.u003c/pu003eu003cp style=margin-left:19.85pt;\u003eThe current Article 664 to 664-96 of the Civil Code is characterized by anu0026nbsp;u0026nbsp; excessive u0026laquo; formalisme u0026raquo;.u0026nbsp; For instance, before major decisions are taken by the general assembly of co-owners, the here under mentioned issues must first be thrashed out;u003c/pu003eu003colu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 17pt;\u003eWho must convene the general assembly,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 17pt;\u003eThe delay to convene the generally assembly,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 17pt;\u003eThe waysu0026nbsp; in which the assembly must be convened,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 17pt;\u003eThe items on the agenda,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 17pt;\u003eThe drafting of resolutions, if any, The issue of the u0026laquo; quote parts u0026raquo; of each co-owner,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 17pt;\u003eThe u0026laquo; Président de séance u0026raquo;,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 19.85pt;\u003eThe scrutateurs.u0026nbsp;u003c/liu003eu003c/olu003eu003cp style=margin-left:19.85pt;\u003eVery often, the real issue for which the general assembly has been convened cannot be debated upon in as much as too much energy and time are wasted due to the excessive u0026laquo; formalisme u0026raquo;.u003c/pu003eu003cp style=margin-left:19.85pt;\u003eThe excessive u0026laquo; formalisme u0026raquo; encourages futile disputes which are very often detrimental to the proper functioning of the u0026laquo; copropriété u0026raquo;.u003cbr /u003e vi.u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp; Another criticism against our current law is that the same law applies to the u0026laquo; immeublescollectifs u0026raquo; considered to form part of the social housing (for instance, the majority of the housing units built by the National Housing Co. Ltd, i.e., the Malaysian I, Malaysian II, the Very Low Cost and the Core housing projects). The same law applies to the luxurious security gated IRS and RES villas. The same law applies to the smallu0026nbsp; u0026laquo; copropriété u0026raquo; as well as to theu0026nbsp; large u0026laquo; copropriété u0026raquo;u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe main objectives the of proposed new regime for u0026laquo; copropriété u0026raquo;u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe main objectives of the proposed new regime for u0026laquo; copropriété u0026raquo; are, inter alia,u003c/pu003eu003culu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 28.35pt;\u003eTo reduce the excessive u0026laquo; formalism u0026raquo; to its minimum,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 28.35pt;\u003eu0026nbsp;To assist the u0026laquo; copropriété u0026raquo;in difficulties,u003c/liu003eu003cli style=margin-left: 28.35pt;\u003eu0026nbsp;To create a set of peculiar rules which will be applicable to small u0026laquo; copropriété u0026raquo; as well as to the u0026laquo; copropriétéu0026raquo;u0026nbsp; which forms part of the social housing.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003e
A new legal for the « immeubles en copropriété » (1st part)
