Roles in a joint ownership according to the law of property
Last updated: 28 May 2026.
If the joint ownership has a board, this must be registered. If there is no elected board, an individual must be stated as general manager or a business manager.
If a joint ownership does not have a board, general manager or business manager, you must register a natural person as contact person.
In other words, a contact person should only be registered if no other roles are held by individuals.
For general managers in particular:
The general manager must confirm that they accept the role by signing the form. No attachments are required. The election or appointment is documented by confirming in the form that:
- the general manager has been validly elected or appointed by the co-owners’ meeting
- there is a set of minutes that shows the election or appointment of the general manager
The Brønnøysund Register Centre can do random checks and demand to have the minutes sent, either while you fill out the form or at a later point in time.
A joint ownership according to the law of property can choose to have a board. The board is normally elected by the meeting of joint owners or the annual meeting.
It must be stated in the articles of association/agreement that the joint ownership should have a board, how this is to be elected and which authority the board should have.
Only the roles chair of the board, board member and deputy board member can be registered. If board members are elected to roles that are not possible to register in the Brønnøysund Register Centre, for instance deputy chair, treasurer, controller and secretary, these will have to be registered as board members.
No attachments are required, but the documentation of the election of the board must be done through declaring in the form that:
- the board has been lawfully elected by the meeting of joint owners or another competent authority
- minutes confirming the most recently elected board exists, and that it is in correspondence with what is reported
The Brønnøysund Register Centre can do random checks and demand to have the minutes submitted, both during the submission of the form and at a later point in time.
The chair of the board member, the board members and the deputy board members must confirm taking on the assignment by signing the form.
Signature rights in a joint ownership can be assigned by unanimous agreement between the co-owners or through the articles of association.