Where does this come from, and when was it checked?

The quotation is from LPH art. 16.2 (quórum) y art. 17.7 (mayorías), at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 8, 2026.

Legal reference

Quorum and majorities at the owners' meeting in Spain

Short answer

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. The general rule for other decisions is the vote of the majority of all owners who also represent the majority of the quotas. On second call, decisions are valid if adopted by a majority of those attending, provided it also represents more than half of the value of the quotas of those present.

What the law says

Original wording of the law (Spanish). The summary and the notes around it are ours.

Si a la reunión de la Junta no concurriesen, en primera convocatoria, la mayoría de los propietarios que representen, a su vez, la mayoría de las cuotas de participación se procederá a una segunda convocatoria de la misma, esta vez sin sujeción a "quórum".

Provision: LPH art. 16.2 (quórum) y art. 17.7 (mayorías) · Official text

Last verified: October 8, 2026

Also relevant

Para la validez de los demás acuerdos bastará el voto de la mayoría del total de los propietarios que, a su vez, representen la mayoría de las cuotas de participación. En segunda convocatoria serán válidos los acuerdos adoptados por la mayoría de los asistentes, siempre que ésta represente, a su vez, más de la mitad del valor de las cuotas de los presentes.

Provision: LPH art. 17.7 · Official text

What this means in practice

The second call meets at the place, day and hour in the first notice and may be held the same day after half an hour; otherwise a new meeting is called within eight calendar days, with at least three days' notice. "Doble mayoría" is a common name for the pattern, not a statutory term. Some decisions need unanimity, three fifths or other majorities set elsewhere in the same law.

General information, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer in Spain before relying on it, and read your building's own documents: they can change how a rule applies.

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 Unitify

Questions and answers

What quorum and majorities does the law require at the owners' meeting in 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. The general rule for other decisions is the vote of the majority of all owners who also represent the majority of the quotas. On second call, decisions are valid if adopted by a majority of those attending, provided it also represents more than half of the value of the quotas of those present.
Where does this come from, and when was it checked?: The quotation is from LPH art. 16.2 (quórum) y art. 17.7 (mayorías), at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 8, 2026.

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