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Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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To declare an emergency with respect to the need to amend, on a temporary basis, the 12
Condominium Act of 1976 to authorize condominium unit owners’ associations to 13
conduct virtual meetings and to clarify voting and quorum requirements for such 14
meetings; and to amend section 29- 910 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow 15
cooperatives to conduct remote meetings. 16
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RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18
resolution may be cited as the “Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Declaration 19
Resolution of 2023”. 20
Sec. 2. (a) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council granted flexibility to 21
condominium and cooperative associations to conduct meetings by virtual means. 22
(b) While many COVID-19-related changes have been allowed to lapse, virtual meetings 23
have become routine for many District residents and continue to provide a benefit to 24
condominium and cooperative association leaders and occupants. 25
(c) The most recent extension of such flexibilities to condominium and cooperative 26
associations, the Post -Public Health Emergency Protections Extension Temporary Amendment 27
Act of 2022, will expire on August 3, 2023. 28
(d) Emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that associations can continue to meet by 29
virtual means without the need to amend their bylaws. 30 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 31
enumerated in section 2 constitute an emergency making it necessary that the Association 32
Meeting Flexibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. 33
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 34