The manager represents the undivided co-owners to the extent of his powers, either for civil acts or in court, both as plaintiff and defendant. He is obliged to state the names of all the undivided co-owners in the first procedural document.
The manager administers the undivided property and, to this end, exercises the powers attributed to each spouse over the joint property. He may not, however, dispose of tangible movables except for the needs of normal exploitation of the undivided property, or if they are things that are difficult to keep or subject to decay. Any clause extending the powers of the manager is deemed unwritten.