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Meetings & Elections: what each state's HOA law says

Key provisions from 25 official statutes. Every entry comes from the statute's own wording; open a statute for the exact quote and full text.

Meetings & Elections: HOA statutes compared
Jurisdiction Notice of meetings Quorum Owners' right to speak Voting and elections Open meeting exceptions Source
Arizona Members' meeting notice: 10 to 50 days in advance. No separate entry Speak once after agenda discussion, before board takes formal action. No separate entry Closed only for legal advice, litigation, privacy, or personnel matters. A.R.S. 33-1804
British Columbia At least 2 weeks' written notice for annual or special general meetings. No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Strata Property Act, s. 45
Florida No separate entry Member meeting quorum: majority of voting interests unless bylaws lower. Owners may speak at board meetings on all agenda items. Board elections by written ballot; proxies not allowed. Closed meetings allowed for attorney litigation advice and personnel matters. Fla. Stat. 718.112
Florida At least 14 days before the meeting 30 percent of total voting interests unless bylaws say lower At least 3 minutes to speak on any item Boards elected by plurality of votes cast by eligible voters No separate entry Fla. Stat. 720.306
Illinois No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 160/1-20
Illinois No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Elections at least once every 24 months No separate entry 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 160/1-25
Illinois 10 to 30 days before membership meeting 20% of membership unless instruments say less Board must reserve time for member comments Board may be elected at annual meeting Board may close meetings for listed reasons 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 160/1-40
Illinois No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Voting may be done by acceptable technological means No separate entry 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 160/1-85
Maryland Reasonable notice for all regularly scheduled open meetings At rescheduled meeting, attendees present or by proxy are quorum Governing body must provide designated time for owner comments Majority of owners present or by proxy may approve action Closed sessions allowed for personnel, privacy, legal, litigation, investigations, business deals, assessments Md. Code, Real Prop. 11B-111
Maryland Election date, time, and place notice can be disputed Election quorum determination methods can be disputed No separate entry Owner may dispute election procedures with Attorney General No separate entry Md. Code, Real Prop. 11B-115.1
Maryland No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Independent parties must conduct HOA elections. No separate entry Md. Code, Real Prop. 11B-118
Ontario Notice must specify nature of business No separate entry Owner may raise any relevant matter at annual meeting Votes only at duly called owners meeting No separate entry Condominium Act, 1998, s. 45
Oregon Removal must be stated in meeting notice if notice required No separate entry No separate entry Directors removed by majority vote of owners present No separate entry Or. Rev. Stat. 94.640
Oregon Posted at least three days prior to meeting Meeting means convening of a quorum of board members No right to speak unless governing documents or board allow Board must vote in open meeting to approve executive session actions Executive sessions allowed for legal counsel, personnel, contracts, assessments Or. Rev. Stat. 94.644
Oregon At least one owners meeting each year No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Or. Rev. Stat. 94.650
Pennsylvania No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Owners may reject budget within 30 days after approval No separate entry 68 Pa.C.S. 5303
Pennsylvania Notice required 10 to 60 days before meeting No separate entry Candidates get equal time to address owners Candidate forum required 7 days before election No separate entry 68 Pa.C.S. 5308
Pennsylvania Lessees entitled to notice of meetings as unit owners Absentee or electronic ballot counts toward quorum No separate entry Proxy terminates one year after its date No separate entry 68 Pa.C.S. 5310
Texas No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Closed sessions for personnel, litigation, contracts, enforcement, attorney, privacy, confidential items Tex. Prop. Code 209.0051
Texas No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry Written notice 10th to 60th day before meeting vote No separate entry Tex. Prop. Code 209.0056
Virginia Published where available to majority of lot owners No separate entry Designated comment period required at each meeting Secret ballots banned except officer elections Executive session allowed for personnel, legal, litigation Va. Code 55.1-1816
Virginia No separate entry No separate entry Designated comment period at each meeting for unit owners Secret or written ballots banned except officer elections Executive session allowed for personnel, legal, litigation, and violations Va. Code 55.1-1949
Washington No separate entry No separate entry No separate entry In-person votes may use voice, show of hands, standing, or written ballot. No separate entry Wash. Rev. Code 64.38.120
Washington 14 to 50 days notice for unit owner meetings No separate entry At least 15 minutes for owner comments at board meetings Board members may not vote by proxy or absentee ballot Executive sessions allowed for legal, litigation, personnel, contract, privacy matters Wash. Rev. Code 64.90.445
Washington Notice required for meetings where lessees may vote Ballot vote valid only if votes cast meet meeting quorum No separate entry Voice vote, show of hands, standing, written ballot, or any authorized method No separate entry Wash. Rev. Code 64.90.455

A dash means we have no separate entry for that column. It does not mean the law is silent: the point may be covered in another column or elsewhere in the statute, so open the statute for its full text.

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