Quorum and voting

Common Elements summary — Section 617.0828 sets the default quorum for member meetings of a Florida nonprofit corporation at a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, unless the articles or bylaws (or another statute) say otherwise. Once a quorum is present, action on most matters is approved by a majority of the votes cast — silence by attendees who fail to vote does not count as a no. For HOA and COA boards this is the floor, not the ceiling. Chapter 718.112 and Chapter 720.306 each set their own quorum rules (commonly 30% for condos, with broad bylaw flexibility for HOAs), and the declaration or bylaws often customize quorum further. When the bylaws and the statute disagree, the more restrictive of the two generally controls for member protection. Track quorum carefully on the meeting agenda and minutes. A board action taken at a meeting that lost quorum mid-stream is voidable, and ratifying it later is messy.