FREE TOOL, NO ACCOUNT
When does the notice have to go out?
Tell us your state, what kind of organization you are, what kind of meeting it is, and when it is. We show the notice window we have on file, the statute it comes from, and the sentence that has to go with it. No account, and nothing you enter is kept.
How it works
- 1.Choose your state. Type three letters of its name, or press it in the list. Notice periods are set state by state.
- 2.Say what kind of organization you are. An HOA and a condominium association fall under different chapters of law in several states, and the notice period is not always the same.
- 3.Say what kind of meeting it is. Annual, special, board or budget. A board meeting is usually noticed under a different rule from a members meeting.
- 4.Give the date of the meeting. Write it any way you like. We count back from it.
- 5.Read the window, then check your bylaws. Your governing documents may require more notice than the state does. Where they differ, they win.
WHAT THIS IS AND IS NOT
We show you the rule we have on file and where it comes from. We never tell a board that its notice was legally sufficient, and we never say a community is compliant. Your governing documents can require more notice than your state does, and where they differ, they win.
Our reading, to support your review, not legal advice. Confirm with your attorney before the board acts.
Nothing is stored. Nothing you type here is stored. The document is made when you ask for it and then it is gone from our side: no account, no database row, no mailing list, and nothing kept about the people you name.
Questions boards ask
- How much notice does an HOA annual meeting need?
- It depends on your state and on whether you are an HOA or a condominium association, and your own bylaws can require more. This tool shows the window we have on file for your combination, with the statute it came from, so you can check it against your documents.
- Why does it show a paragraph instead of a date for my state?
- Because we have not entered day counts for that combination yet. We show the state text as written and no date, on purpose: working a deadline out of a paragraph of statute would eventually produce a confident wrong answer, and that is worse than no answer.
- Which states give dates today?
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas were entered first, and Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington followed. The others show their own text. We add a state when we have read its statute, not before.
- My bylaws say something different. Which one wins?
- Read them together, and take the longer notice period unless your documents plainly say otherwise. Governing documents can require more notice than a state does. This tool never tells you your notice was sufficient, because that is a judgment for your board and your attorney.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. Our reading, to support your review, not legal advice. Confirm with your attorney before the board acts.
- Do you keep what I enter?
- No. The state, the meeting type and the date are used to work out the window and then they are gone. No account, no database row, and nothing written to a log.
Once you have the date, the rest of the meeting is paper: the sign-in sheet, the minutes, and the proxy form for members who cannot attend.
NEXT TIME
Next time, the deadline is on the meeting itself.
In governance.center you set your state once. Every meeting you schedule then carries its own notice deadline, with the statute and this same sentence attached, and the board is warned before the date passes. It warns, it never blocks, because your bylaws may differ.