Quorum and majorities at the owners' meeting in Portugal
Resolutions are passed, unless a special rule applies, by a majority of the votes representing the invested capital. If not enough owners attend, and the notice did not fix another date, a new meeting is held one week later at the same hour and place, where a majority of the owners present decides if they represent at least one quarter of the building's total value.
What the law says
As deliberações são tomadas, salvo disposição especial, por maioria dos votos representativos do capital investido.Last verified:
Also relevant
Se não comparecer o número de condóminos suficiente para se obter vencimento e na convocatória não tiver sido desde logo fixada outra data, considera-se convocada nova reunião para uma semana depois, na mesma hora e local, podendo neste caso a assembleia deliberar por maioria de votos dos condóminos presentes, desde que estes representem, pelo menos, um quarto do valor total do prédio.What this means in practice
The law uses no word "quorum"; it speaks of the number of owners needed to carry a vote. The second meeting may be called for thirty minutes later on the same day if the presence of owners representing a quarter of the value can be ensured. Matters that require unanimity can be approved by the unanimity of those present if they hold at least two thirds of the capital, subject to the assent of the absent owners within 90 days; silence counts as approval under those paragraphs.
Where Unitify fits
Unitify records how each owner votes and shows participation (units voted out of the units invited) and the result. Whether a meeting has a quorum and a decision passes is decided by the law above and your own rules; the record helps you check it.
How this works in UnitifyQuestions and answers
- What quorum and majorities does the law require at the owners' meeting in Portugal?
- Resolutions are passed, unless a special rule applies, by a majority of the votes representing the invested capital. If not enough owners attend, and the notice did not fix another date, a new meeting is held one week later at the same hour and place, where a majority of the owners present decides if they represent at least one quarter of the building's total value.
- Where does this come from, and when was it checked?
- The quotation is from Código Civil, art. 1432.º, n.os 5 e 6, at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 8, 2026.