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Annual meetings, board meetings, quorum, proxies, recalls, and the notice timelines boards most often miss.
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Scheduling the annual meeting, a recall petition, or a contested board election.
Topic guides are written for Florida law today. Use the state picker on statute pages when browsing other jurisdictions; linked sections below are from the Florida library.
Condo meetings (718.112)
The most-cited section in Chapter 718. Mandates what the bylaws must contain: form of administration, board composition + terms, member meeting notice + quorum rules, election procedures, budget and assessment rules, reserves, fining procedures, recall elections, emergency powers, and (post-SB 4-D, 2022) Structural Integrity Reserve Studies. If you're a board member or CAM, this is where your meeting + voting procedures live.
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Board recall (718.112(2)(j))
Common Elements summary — Section 718.112(2)(j) gives unit owners the right to recall any board member, with or without cause, by a majority of the total voting interests. The recall is initiated by a written agreement signed by the requisite owners or by a vote at a unit owners' meeting called for that purpose. The recalled director's term ends on the date the recall is "served on the association" — meaning the day the petition is hand-delivered or mailed certified mail to the registered office. The board has five full business days to either (a) hold a meeting and certify the recall (in which case the recalled directors are out immediately) or (b) file a petition for arbitration with DBPR's Division of Florida Condominiums challenging the recall. There is no other option. A board that ignores the petition is automatically deemed to have certified it. Common board mistakes: (1) "investigating" the recall instead of certifying or arbitrating within five business days; (2) refusing to recognize signatures the board thinks are stale; (3) holding a board meeting "to discuss" the recall without certifying or rejecting. All three are losing positions. When a recall petition lands, call counsel that day.
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HOA meetings (720.303)
The omnibus section for HOA governance. Lists what the association can and must do — borrow money, levy assessments, maintain records, hold annual + budget meetings, give notice to members, allow records inspection, file annual financial reports. Parallels Chapter 718's § 718.111 + § 718.112 combined.
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Nonprofit corp meetings (617)
Common Elements summary — Section 617.0825 sets the default rules for member meetings of a Florida nonprofit corporation. It requires an annual meeting at the time fixed in the bylaws (and authorizes special meetings called by the board, by holders of at least 5% of the voting power, or as the bylaws otherwise allow). It also confirms that failing to hold an annual meeting does not invalidate the corporation or its acts — a small mercy for associations that miss a year. For HOAs and COAs, 617.0825 is the backstop when the declaration or bylaws are silent. Chapter 718.112 and 720.303 each impose their own meeting-notice and quorum overlays, but the basic right of members to demand a special meeting flows from this section. Practical tip for boards: if your bylaws are silent or ambiguous on who can call a special meeting, 617.0825 gives 5% of the voting power the right to call one. Trying to refuse a properly-petitioned special meeting because "the bylaws don't address it" is a losing argument.
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