Revising the Thousandths Tables: Meeting and Consent

Thousandths (millesimi) tables can be rectified or amended, but the majorities required depend on the reason. Article 69 of the implementing provisions of the Italian Civil Code allows revision with the majority of Article 1136, second paragraph, in two cases: when an error emerges in determining the values, and when, due to changed conditions of a part of the building, a unit's proportional value is significantly altered. Outside these cases, amending tables of a contractual nature requires the consent of all owners.

What the thousandths tables are for

The tables express in thousandths the proportional value of each unit relative to the whole building. Expense shares and voting weight at the meeting are calculated on them. An incorrect table therefore produces knock-on effects: wrong allocation of expenses and quorums calculated on an incorrect basis. For this reason the law, while protecting the stability of the tables, allows their correction when they prove defective or overtaken by facts.

Revision by majority: the two cases

Article 69 precisely identifies the situations in which a meeting majority suffices. The first is error, understood as an objective divergence between the unit's real value and the one assigned in the table, not mere disagreement over the valuation criteria. The second is a change in the conditions of a part of the building, for example following an added storey, extension or merger of units, that significantly alters the original value ratio. In both cases the resolution is taken with the majority of those present representing at least half the building's value.

• Error in determining values: revision by majority under Article 1136, second paragraph
• Significant change in the conditions of a part of the building: revision by majority
• Changing agreed criteria without error or change: consent of all owners is needed
• Tables attached to contractual rules follow the nature of the act that contains them

When unanimity is needed

If the amendment does not stem from an error or a significant change, but from the wish to alter the criteria by which the values were set, the consent of all owners is required. This is the case of contractual tables, that is agreed among owners or accepted in the purchase deeds, which express a negotiated agreement on the mutual weights. Amending them by majority would affect each person's rights without their consent, and for this reason the law excludes it outside the situations of Article 69.

Material error and mere disagreement

Not every objection to the thousandths justifies revision by majority. The error that allows correction is the objective, verifiable one that affects the accuracy of the values, not a mere preference for a different calculation method. Likewise, the change in conditions must be significant and relate to a part of the building, not a generic update. For this reason revision is almost always based on a technical report documenting the gap between the table and reality.

The procedure at the meeting

The revision must be placed on the agenda with a clear statement of its subject, attaching the technical report that justifies the correction. The meeting discusses, checks the requirements and resolves with the required majority. The new table applies from the expenses following the resolution, unless otherwise provided, and does not automatically overturn allocations already approved. It is prudent to minute the grounds for revision, because a resolution adopted outside the cases of Article 69 without the consent of all is open to challenge.

Effects on allocations and voting

Once revised, the table becomes the basis for the new expense allocations and for calculating quorums. It must be aligned in the accounts and in the condominium ownership register, so that instalments, final accounts and voting weight reflect the corrected values. A mismatch between the resolved table and the values used in the accounts is a typical source of disputes: consistency between the document and day-to-day management is essential.

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