Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments

Common Elements summary — Section 720.306 is the operational backbone of HOA governance. It sets the rules for members' meetings (annual and special), voting, election of directors, and amendment of the governing documents. Key mandatory rules: (1) annual meetings must be held; if the bylaws don't fix the date, the association must hold one within the calendar year; (2) special meetings can be called by the board, by 10% of total voting interests, or as the documents otherwise permit; (3) written notice with the agenda must be mailed, hand-delivered, or electronically transmitted at least 14 days before the meeting; (4) the annual meeting must include the election of directors unless the documents specify otherwise; (5) quorum defaults to 30% of total voting interests, but the bylaws can set it lower (no floor in the statute, unlike condos). For amendments: unless the documents say otherwise, amendments to the declaration require approval by two-thirds of voting interests, and amendments to bylaws require a majority. ALL amendments must be recorded in the county public records to be effective against successors. Boards routinely skip the recording step and create a years-later quiet-title problem.

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