Vermont Statewide Rule
Vermont HOA Board Meetings, Voting & Records Access
Key Facts
- Open meetings
- 27A V.S.A. § 3-108 (open except executive session)
- Meeting notice
- Annual/special: 10–60 days; board: 10+ days
- Owner comment
- Reasonable opportunity at any meeting
- Voting & proxies
- 27A V.S.A. §§ 3-109, 3-110
- Records access
- § 3-118: inspect/copy on 5 days' notice
Summary
Vermont's Common Interest Ownership Act imposes detailed governance rules: 27A V.S.A. § 3-108 requires open meetings with notice and owner comment, § 3-110 governs voting and proxies, and § 3-118 gives unit owners the right to inspect and copy association records on five days' notice.
§ 3-108. Meetings (a) The following requirements apply to unit owner meetings: (1) An association shall hold a meeting of unit owners annually at a time, date, and place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. (2) An association shall hold a special meeting of unit owners to address any matter affecting the common interest community or the association if its president, a majority of the executive board, or unit owners having at least 20 percent, or any lower percentage specified in the bylaws, of the votes in the association request that the secretary call the meeting. If the association does not notify unit owners of a special meeting within 30 days after the requisite number or percentage of unit owners request the secretary to do so, the requesting members may directly notify all the unit owners of the meeting. Only matters described in the meeting notice required by subdivision (3) of this subsection may be considered at a special meeting. (3) An association shall notify unit owners of the time, date, and place of each annual and special unit owners meeting not less than 10 days or more than 60 days before the meeting date. Notice may be by any means described in section 3-121 of this title. The notice of any meeting must state the time, date, and place of the meeting and the items on the agenda, including: (A) a statement of the general nature of any proposed amendment to the declaration or bylaws; (B) any budget changes;
Full Breakdown
Under 27A V.S.A. § 3-108, "meetings shall be open to the unit owners except during executive sessions," and "no final vote or action may be taken during an executive session." Executive sessions are limited to specific topics (legal counsel, litigation, personnel, contracts, privacy). Owners get "a reasonable opportunity at any meeting to comment regarding any matter affecting the common interest community or the association." Notice for annual and special meetings runs 10–60 days out; board meetings generally need 10 days' notice. Voting, quorum, and proxies follow §§ 3-109 and 3-110. Section 3-118 provides that "all records retained by an association must be available for examination and copying by a unit owner" on five days' written notice, subject to limited exceptions.
Violations & Penalties
No specific statutory penalty. Owners enforce open-meeting, voting, and records rights under 27A V.S.A. §§ 3-108, 3-110, and 3-118; an association may charge reasonable fees for copying records but may not deny lawful access.
Frequently Asked Questions
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