Quorum and majorities at the owners' meeting: country by country
The provision on this topic in each place we have a verified source for, with the date it was last checked.
| Place | Short answer | Provision | Last verified | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | On first call the assembly is validly constituted with owners representing two thirds of the building's value and a majority of the participants, and a resolution needs a majority of those present representing at least half of… | Art. 1136, commi 1-3, c.c. | Read | |
| Spain | If, on first call, the majority of owners representing the majority of the participation quotas do not attend, a second call is held without any quorum. | LPH art. 16.2 (quórum) y art. 17.7 (mayorías) | Read | |
| Portugal | Resolutions are passed, unless a special rule applies, by a majority of the votes representing the invested capital. | Código Civil, art. 1432.º, n.os 5 e 6 | Read | |
| Brazil | Unless a special quorum is required, decisions on first call are taken by a majority of the votes of the owners present who represent at least half of the ideal fractions. | Código Civil, art. 1.352, caput, e art. 1.353, caput | Read | |
| Mexico City | On first call an attendance of 75 per cent of the owners is required. On second call the quorum is a simple majority of all owners. | Ley de Propiedad en Condominio de Inmuebles para el Distrito Federal, art. 32, fracción IV | Read | |
| Colombia | In general the assembly meets with owners holding more than half of the coefficients and decides by half plus one of the coefficients represented. | Ley 675 de 2001, arts. 41 y 45 | Read | |
| Ecuador | On first call the quorum is formed by owners with the right to vote who represent more than 50 per cent of the property's alícuotas. | Reglamento General de la Ley de Propiedad Horizontal, art. 39 | Read | |
| Germany | The Wohnungseigentumsgesetz (WEG) sets no quorum. A resolution is carried by the majority of the votes cast, and each owner has one vote; if a unit belongs to several people they can vote only uniformly. | § 25 Absätze 1 und 2 WEG | Read | |
| Croatia | A management decision is adopted when a majority of more than half of the co-owners, counted by share, votes in favour of it. | Zakon o upravljanju i održavanju zgrada (NN 152/2024), članak 39., stavak 1. | Read | |
| Serbia | The quorum of an assembly session is a simple majority of the total number of votes of the members entitled to vote on the question. | Закон о становању и одржавању зграда, члан 45 | Read | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia has no fixed quorum percentage. The assembly decides validly if the majority that the law requires for that decision is present at the session. | Stanovanjski zakon (SZ-1), 37. člen, odstavki 2 do 5 | Read | |
| Latvia | The general meeting is competent if the owners registered in the participants' list represent more than half of all apartment properties in the house. | Dzīvokļa īpašuma likums, 19. panta astotā daļa un 19.1 panta pirmā un otrā daļa | Read | |
| Poland | Owners' resolutions pass by a majority of votes counted by the size of shares, unless the agreement or a resolution adopted that way gives each owner one vote on a particular matter. | Ustawa o własności lokali, art. 23 ust. 2 | Read | |
| Kazakhstan | The meeting may take a decision if more than half of the total number of owners of apartments and non-residential premises take part. | Закон «О жилищных отношениях», ст. 42, п. 8 | Read | |
| Kyrgyzstan | The general meeting is competent if more than 50 per cent of the members or their representatives are present. | Закон КР № 122, ст. 14¹, п. 1, и ст. 14, п. 7 | Read | |
| Armenia | A convened meeting is competent if owners or their representatives holding more than half of the total number of votes are present. | «Բազմաբնակարան շենքի կառավարման մասին» օրենք, հոդված 12, մաս 6, և հոդված 11, մաս 8 | Read | |
| Georgia (country) | The meeting rules of this article apply only if the members have not adopted a charter. In that case the meeting can take decisions if two thirds of the members attend. | კანონი «ბინათმესაკუთრეთა ამხანაგობის შესახებ», მუხლი 28, პუნქტები 1, 2 და 5 | Read | |
| Azerbaijan | The general meeting is competent when owners holding more than 50 per cent of all votes, or their representatives, take part. | Mənzil Məcəlləsi, maddə 44.3 və 45.1 | Read | |
| Vietnam | The annual conference of the building is held once a year when at least 30 per cent of the representatives of owners of handed-over apartments attend, or fewer if the owners agreed a lower figure at the first conference. | Quy chế quản lý, sử dụng nhà chung cư (Thông tư 05/2024/TT-BXD, văn bản hợp nhất 21/VBHN-BXD), Điều 17 khoản 1 và Điều 18 khoản 3 | Read | |
| Saudi Arabia | Resolutions of the general assembly are valid if approved by owners whose ownership represents at least three quarters of the total area of the subdivided units, unless the by-laws set a higher ratio. | نظام ملكية الوحدات العقارية وفرزها وإدارتها، المادة (١٨) الفقرة (٦) | Read | |
| Florida | In a residential condominium board election there is no quorum requirement. The election is decided by a plurality of the ballots cast, but at least 20 percent of the eligible voters must cast a ballot for the election to be… | Fla. Stat. § 718.112(2)(d)5. (condominium board elections) | Read |