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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 5Art. 1§ 7512 Member Meeting Quorum Rules

§ 7512 Member Meeting Quorum Rules

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§ 7512 Member Meeting Quorum Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •At least 1/3 of the members (or their representatives) must be present to have a valid meeting, unless the rules say otherwise.
  • •If enough people are there, decisions are made by a majority vote unless the rules say more votes are needed.
  • •If not enough people show up, the meeting can only be rescheduled, nothing else can be decided.
  • •For homeowners associations, if the first meeting doesn’t have enough people, a second meeting can happen with just 20% of members present.

Example

A homeowners association meeting to vote on new rules for the neighborhood pool.

If only 10 out of 100 homeowners show up, they can’t vote on anything unless the rules say a smaller group is okay. If they reschedule and 20 homeowners come to the next meeting, they can vote then.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 7512 Member Meeting Quorum Rules

(a) One-third of the voting power, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of members, but, subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), a bylaw may set a different quorum. Any bylaw amendment to increase the quorum may be adopted only by approval of the members (Section 5034). If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power represented at the meeting, entitled to vote, and voting on any matter shall be the act of the members unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by this part or the articles or bylaws. (b) Where a bylaw authorizes a corporation to conduct a meeting with a quorum of less than one-third of the voting power, then the only matters that may be voted upon at any regular meeting actually attended, in person or by proxy, by less than one-third of the voting power are matters notice of the general nature of which was given, pursuant to the first sentence of subdivision (a) of Section 7511. (c) Subject to subdivision (b), the members present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough members to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the members required to constitute a quorum or, if required by this division, or by the articles or the bylaws, the vote of the greater number or voting by classes. (d) In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of members may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the votes represented either in person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted, except as provided in subdivision (c). (e) For an election of directors of a corporation that is a common interest development, and in the absence of meeting quorum as required by the association’s governing documents or this section, unless a lower quorum for a reconvened meeting is authorized by an association’s governing documents, the corporation may adjourn the meeting to a date at least 20 days after the adjourned meeting, at which time the quorum required for purposes of a reconvened meeting to elect directors shall be 20 percent of the association’s members, voting in person, by proxy, or by secret ballot. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 401, Sec. 2. (AB 2460) Effective January 1, 2025.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

quorumvoting powerbylawmajority voteadjourned

Related Statutes

  • § 12462 Member Meeting Quorum Rules
  • § 5512 Member Meeting Quorum Rules
  • § 5513 Member Voting Without Meetings
  • § 7513 Member Voting Without Meetings
  • § 9412 Member Voting Quorum Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 7512.
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