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Case law
Civ. 3rd chamber, 19 March 2026, No. 24-13.829, published in the Bulletin : Once a building meets the public-order criteria of Article 1 of the law of 10 July 1965 (plurality of owners, existence of common areas), it falls under the co-ownership regime, even where its construction fails to comply with the building permit granted. The administrative irregularity of the construction has no bearing on the civil classification as co-ownership, which applies objectively once its legal criteria are met. The Court thereby reinforces the mandatory nature of the 1965 statute.
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