Association Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: R. White
Last action: 2025-04-11
Official status: Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Emergency Meeting Rules for Housing Groups

This resolution allows condominium and cooperative housing groups in the District of Columbia to hold virtual meetings and clarifies rules about voting and attendance during these meetings.

What This Bill Does

Allows condominium unit owners' associations to have virtual meetings.
Clarifies how many people need to be present (quorum) for a virtual meeting to count.
Explains how votes can happen in virtual meetings.
Permits cooperatives to hold remote meetings.
Enables limited equity cooperatives to conduct their meetings online.

Who It Names or Affects

Condominium unit owners' associations
Cooperatives
Limited equity cooperatives

Terms To Know

Quorum: The minimum number of members who must be present at a meeting for the group to make decisions.
Virtual meetings: Meetings that take place online instead of in person.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution is effective immediately after being passed.
The rules will help housing groups during congressional review and ensure there are no gaps in the law when other measures expire.

Bill History

2025-04-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Resolution R26-0058, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004074
2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Approved with Resolution Number R26-0058
2025-03-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
PR26-0153 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Association Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-58

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

April 1, 2025

To declare an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the
Condominium Act of 1976 to authorize condominium unit owners’ associations to
conduct virtual meetings and clarify voting and quorum requirements for such meetings;
to amend section 29-910 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow cooperatives
to conduct remote meetings; and to amend sections 29-1005.06, 29-1005.07, and 29-
1008.11(b) of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow limited equity cooperatives
to conduct remote meetings.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Association Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual meetings have become
routine for many District residents and organizations.
(b) During this time, the Council has repeatedly granted emergency and temporary
flexibility for condominium and cooperative associations to conduct their meetings virtually
without the need to amend their bylaws.
(c) On December 17, 2024, Council passed a permanent measure, the Fairness and
Stability in Housing Amendment Act of 2024, enacted on January 16, 2025 (D.C. Act 25-694; 72
DCR 753) (“permanent measure”), which included these provisions. The permanent measure is
expected to become law on May 22, 2025.
(d) After passing the permanent measure, the Council passed a final round of emergency
and temporary legislation with the intent of avoiding a gap in the law. However, the emergency
bill will expire on May 14, 2025, and the temporary is expected to become law on May 17, 2025.
(e) Congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that all interested
associations can readily benefit from virtual meeting capabilities.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute an emergency making it necessary that the Association
Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after
a single reading.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.