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The bylaws may provide for a larger percentage, or for a smaller percentage not less than 10 percent.B\n\nUnless the condominium instruments specify a larger majority, a quorum shall be deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the executive board if persons entitled to cast one-half of the votes in that body are present at the beginning of such meeting.C\n\nOn petition of the unit owners’ association or any unit owner entitled to vote, the circuit court of the county or city in which the condominium or the greater part of such condominium is located may order an annual meeting of the unit owners’ association be held for the purpose of the election of members of the executive board, provided that:1\n\nNo annual meeting as required by § 55.1-1949 has been held due to the failure to obtain a quorum of unit owners as specified in the condominium instruments; and2\n\nThe unit owners’ association has made good faith attempts to convene a duly called annual meeting of the unit owners’ association in three successive years, which attempts have proven unsuccessful due to the failure to obtain a quorum.\n\t\t\t\tThe court may set the quorum for the meeting and enter other orders necessary to convene the meeting.\n\t\t\t\tA unit owner filing a petition under this subsection shall provide a copy of the petition to the executive board at least 10 business days prior to filing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254099,"text":"Unless the condominium instruments otherwise provide or as specified in subsection H of § 55.1-1953, a quorum shall be deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the unit owners’ association until adjourned if persons entitled to cast more than one-third of the votes are present at the beginning of such meeting. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 416 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2003, chapter 413<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 214<\/a> and 430<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76863,"section_number":"55.1-1949","catch_line":"Meetings of unit owners' association and executive board","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1949\/"},{"id":64764,"section_number":"55.1-1953","catch_line":"Meetings of unit owners' association and executive board; voting by unit owners; proxies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1953\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246847,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70408,"identifier":"55.1-1952","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/3\/55.1-1952","url":"\/55.1-1952\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1952\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/3\/55.1-1952","dublin_core":{"Title":"Meetings of unit owners’ association and executive board; quorums","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1952","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Unless the condominium<\/span> instruments otherwise provide or as specified in subsection H of § 55.1-1953<\/a>, a quorum shall be deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the unit owners<\/span>’ association until adjourned if persons<\/span> entitled to cast more than one-third of the votes are present at the beginning of such meeting. The bylaws may provide for a larger percentage, or for a smaller percentage not less than 10 percent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Unless the condominium<\/span> instruments specify a larger majority, a quorum shall be deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the executive board<\/span> if persons<\/span> entitled to cast one-half of the votes in that body are present at the beginning of such meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> On petition<\/span> of the unit owners<\/span>’ association or any unit owner<\/span> entitled to vote, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the condominium<\/span> or the greater part of such condominium<\/span> is located may order<\/span> an annual meeting of the unit owners<\/span>’ association be held for the purpose of the election of members of the executive board<\/span>, provided that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> No annual meeting as required by § 55.1-1949<\/a> has been held due to the failure to obtain a quorum of unit owners<\/span> as specified in the condominium<\/span> instruments; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The unit owners<\/span>’ association has made good faith attempts to convene a duly called annual meeting of the unit owners<\/span>’ association in three successive years, which attempts have proven unsuccessful due to the failure to obtain a quorum.\n\t\t\t\tThe court<\/span> may set the quorum for the meeting and enter other orders<\/span> necessary to convene the meeting.\n\t\t\t\tA unit owner<\/span> filing a petition<\/span> under this subsection shall provide a copy of the petition<\/span> to the executive board<\/span> at least 10 business days prior to filing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEETINGS OF UNIT OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION AND EXECUTIVE BOARD; QUORUMS (\u00a7\n55.1-1952)\n\nA. Unless the condominium instruments otherwise provide or as specified in\nsubsection H of § 55.1-1953, a quorum shall be deemed to be present\nthroughout any meeting of the unit owners’ association until adjourned if\npersons entitled to cast more than one-third of the votes are present at the\nbeginning of such meeting. The bylaws may provide for a larger percentage, or\nfor a smaller percentage not less than 10 percent.\n\nB. Unless the condominium instruments specify a larger majority, a quorum shall\nbe deemed to be present throughout any meeting of the executive board if persons\nentitled to cast one-half of the votes in that body are present at the beginning\nof such meeting.\n\nC. On petition of the unit owners’ association or any unit owner entitled\nto vote, the circuit court of the county or city in which the condominium or the\ngreater part of such condominium is located may order an annual meeting of the\nunit owners’ association be held for the purpose of the election of\nmembers of the executive board, provided that:\n\n 1. No annual meeting as required by § 55.1-1949 has been held due to the\n failure to obtain a quorum of unit owners as specified in the condominium\n instruments; and\n\n 2. The unit owners’ association has made good faith attempts to convene\n a duly called annual meeting of the unit owners’ association in three\n successive years, which attempts have proven unsuccessful due to the failure\n to obtain a quorum.\n \t\t\t\tThe court may set the quorum for the meeting and enter other orders\n necessary to convene the meeting.\n \t\t\t\tA unit owner filing a petition under this subsection shall provide a copy\n of the petition to the executive board at least 10 business days prior to\n filing.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.76; 2003, c. 413; 2015, cc. 214, 430; 2019, c.\n712; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 9, 494.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}