HB 2585 Summary

• Requires boards of directors in condominiums and planned communities to provide for and accept write-in candidates for all board positions, except those appointed by the declarant.

• Establishes procedures for removing non-appointed board members through member petition and special meetings, with different thresholds based on association size (25% of votes or 100 votes for associations with 1,000 or fewer members; 10% of votes or 1,000 votes for larger associations).

• Specifies that special meetings for board member removal must be called within 30 days of receiving a valid petition and establishes quorum requirements of at least 20% of votes or 1,000 votes, whichever is less.

• Provides that prevailing parties in civil actions regarding board member removal are entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs, and requires boards to retain removal-related records for at least one year.

• Applies these write-in candidate and removal provisions to both condominiums under section 33-1243 and planned communities under section 33-1813.