General Meeting
All our articles about General Meeting.
Getting an item on the agenda: the only way to obtain a vote
Anything absent from the agenda cannot be voted. It is the simplest rule in condo law, and the one most often discovered too late.
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New-build condo: the first general meeting decides everything
In a new building, buyers watch their flat. Nobody watches the lobby, the car park and the roof — and that is where the real money sits.
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Second vote and majority fallbacks: how a resolution passes anyway
A resolution narrowly defeated is not necessarily lost. But you have to know the mechanisms — and have anticipated them.
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General meeting minutes: what they must contain and how to check them
The minutes are the only proof of what was decided. Vague minutes make a decision arguable for years.
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Postal voting: the form that must come with the meeting notice
It is the simplest way to involve absent owners. Provided the form is attached, and that owners know it exists.
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The meeting bureau: chair, secretary and scrutineers
A badly run meeting produces fragile minutes. It is settled in the first five minutes, when the bureau is appointed.
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Electronic notices in a condo association: what the board should check
Email notices are no longer the exception. But consents and addresses must be in order, or the whole meeting is exposed.
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Collecting proxies before the general meeting: what the condo board may do
A meeting that falls short of the majority on an important vote costs a whole year. Mobilising absent owners is legitimate — within a precise framework.
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General meeting by video: what to check before, during and after
A poorly prepared remote meeting produces fragile decisions. The checkpoints fit on one page — you just have to know them beforehand.
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General meeting agenda: what the condo board must have put on it
A badly worded item cannot be voted on, and a late request never makes the agenda. Here is how to get your subjects listed, and how to word them.
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Draft budget: the 8 questions the condo board must ask before the vote
A draft budget is voted in ten minutes and commits twelve months of charges. Here are the 8 questions that change the discussion.
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Checklist: reviewing the condo accounts before the general meeting
You have the right to inspect the supporting documents before the meeting. You still need to know what to look at. Here are the 12 points to go through, in order.
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Condo general meeting: the complete guide to organizing it well
From the notice to the minutes, discover every step to prepare and run a successful general meeting for your property.
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How to prepare your condo board before the general meeting
A structured group preparation helps the board arrive with useful questions, understood files, and shared priorities.
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Condo board elections at the general meeting: how it works
Who can run, how the vote works, and for how long: the complete guide to electing condo board members at the general meeting.
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