D.C. condo and cooperative groups could meet remotely under temporary act

Condo associations, boards, and committees could hold meetings by phone, video, or similar technology. Owners and board or committee members who attended remotely counted toward the minimum attendance needed to hold a meeting. The system had to let each attending owner hear, understand, and be heard by all other owners taking part. Meeting notices had to include a link or instructions for joining. The mayor approved the emergency act February 13, 2025. It took effect following that approval and expired May 14, 2025.

Condo boards could send ballots with meeting notices and authorize owners to vote electronically before meetings. Ballots covered owner votes at annual or regular meetings. Early electronic voting covered any scheduled owners’ meeting. Boards could set a reasonable deadline for returning ballots. A board had to authorize early electronic voting before owners could use it. Owners could send authorized electronic votes up to seven days before the scheduled meeting. The act expired May 14, 2025.

Cooperatives, including limited equity cooperatives, could hold remote member meetings. This covered regular and special member meetings of cooperatives and remote meetings of limited equity cooperatives. Cooperatives did not need permission in their articles or bylaws to hold remote regular or special member meetings. The emergency act expired May 14, 2025.