Annual Membership Meetings

ANNUAL ELECTIONS REQUIRED

Required to Hold Meeting. Associations are required to hold annual membership meetings and election of directors as provided for in the association's bylaws (older documents sometimes provide for meeting dates in the CC&Rs).

Failure to Hold Meeting. If the board fails or refuses to hold an annual membership meeting within 15 months of the association's last regular meeting, owners can bring an action against the board in superior court. In such cases, the court may summarily order the meeting. Corp. Code §7510(c)

Lack of Quorum. If the failure to hold annual election of directors is due to a lack of quorum, the board can file a petition with the court under Corp. Code §7515 to lower the quorum requirement for the meeting and count the existing ballots. The board should also consider amending the governing documents to eliminate quorum requirements for the election of directors.

Updated by ADAMS KESSLER 12/19/2007