If you're looking for a Louisiana statute that sets a default quorum percentage, a meeting frequency, or proxy rules for condo elections the way some states do, you won't find one in the Condominium Act. La. R.S. § 9:1123.101 requires the association to be organized no later than the date the condominium is created, with membership consisting exclusively of all unit owners, but the mechanics of running it are left to § 9:1123.106: the bylaws govern the condominium's administration and operation, and may include the method of adopting and amending administrative rules, a procedure for arbitrating disputes among unit owners, and the establishment of reserves. The statute requires that bylaws exist and cover certain ground; it doesn't set the actual meeting, quorum, or proxy numbers itself.
One thing the statute does fix directly is your percentage of undivided interest in the common elements. Under § 9:1122.108, that percentage, once set in the declaration, is "an inseparable component of the ownership of the unit" and generally can't be altered without the consent of all unit owners, expressed in an amended declaration filed for registry, except in specific circumstances like expropriation, termination, boundary relocation, or unit subdivision. The declaration separately has to spell out your share of common expenses and your voting rights (§ 9:1122.105), and while these are typically set in step with your common-element percentage, § 9:1122.108 itself lets the declaration allocate votes differently for particular matters, so don't assume the three numbers are always identical without checking your own declaration. In plain terms, your common-element percentage is protected by law once set, and changing it generally takes everyone's agreement, not just a board vote.
The 67% amendment threshold, and your one-year window against the developer
When it comes to actually amending the declaration itself, La. R.S. § 9:1122.119 sets a real, specific bar: except for a short list of amendments the declarant or the association can make on its own under other named sections, the declaration, including its plats and plans, can only be amended "by vote or agreement of unit owners of units to which at least sixty-seven percent of the votes of the association are allocated or any other percent of votes which the condominium declaration specifies." That's a genuine supermajority requirement, higher than a simple majority, unless your own declaration sets something different.
Owners also get a real, if time-limited, check on the developer. Section 9:1123.105 lets a majority of the individual unit owners, other than the declarant, computed by their respective percentage obligations for common expenses, cancel any maintenance, management, or operation contract, or any lease of recreational or parking facilities, that the association entered into while it was still controlled by the condominium's developer. That cancellation right runs for one year, starting from the date individual unit owners other than the declarant actually assume or acquire control of the association, so it's a window worth knowing the moment turnover happens, not months later.
The authority
The statutes behind this
Cited by name as authority, for your own reading. Informational only, not legal advice.
La. R.S. § 9:1122.119
Requires a vote or agreement of unit owners holding at least sixty-seven percent of the association's votes, or another percentage the declaration specifies, to amend the declaration.
La. R.S. § 9:1122.108
Makes a unit's percentage interest in the common elements an inseparable, protected part of ownership that generally can't be altered without the consent of all unit owners through an amended, recorded declaration, though the declaration can allocate votes differently on particular matters.
La. R.S. § 9:1123.105
Gives unit owners other than the declarant a one-year window, starting at turnover of control, to cancel a developer-era maintenance, management, or recreational-lease contract by majority vote.
Step by step
How to exercise your voting rights in a Louisiana condo
Steps to check meeting and voting mechanics against your bylaws, and to use the declaration-amendment and developer-contract statutes Louisiana actually sets.
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Pull your bylaws' meeting and quorum sections first
Since the Condominium Act leaves meeting frequency, quorum, and proxy rules to § 9:1123.106's bylaws requirement rather than setting its own numbers, find the actual figures in your recorded bylaws before assuming a statewide default applies.
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Confirm your percentage vote allocation
Check your declaration for your unit's percentage interest in the common elements, your share of common expenses, and your voting rights. These are usually set together, but § 9:1122.108 lets the declaration allocate votes differently on particular matters, so confirm the actual numbers in your own recorded declaration rather than assuming they match.
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Check the vote threshold for any proposed amendment
If the association is proposing to amend the declaration, confirm whether the sixty-seven percent threshold in § 9:1122.119 applies or whether your declaration sets a different percentage.
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Check the one-year clock if your community recently turned over
If you're within a year of individual unit owners assuming control from the developer, review any maintenance, management, or recreational-lease contracts entered into during developer control for possible cancellation under § 9:1123.105.
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Object in writing and ask for it in the minutes
If a vote's math, notice, or process looks wrong under your bylaws or under §§ 9:1122.108 and 9:1122.119, raise the objection in writing and ask that it be reflected in the association's records.
Straight answers
Common questions
Does Louisiana law require my condo association to hold an annual meeting or set a quorum?
Not directly. La. R.S. § 9:1123.106 requires the bylaws to govern the condominium's administration, including rule-adoption procedures, but the Condominium Act doesn't itself set a statewide meeting frequency, quorum percentage, or proxy rule. Those mechanics come from your own recorded bylaws.
What vote does it take to amend the declaration?
At least sixty-seven percent of the association's votes, under § 9:1122.119, unless your own declaration specifies a different percentage. A short list of amendments the declarant or association can make on their own, under other named sections, is exempt from this requirement.
Can owners undo a bad contract the developer signed before turnover?
Yes, within a limited window. Section 9:1123.105 lets a majority of unit owners other than the declarant, weighted by their common-expense percentages, cancel a developer-era maintenance, management, or recreational-lease contract, but only within one year of individual owners assuming or acquiring control of the association.
Can my percentage interest in the common elements be changed without my consent?
Generally no. Under § 9:1122.108, that percentage is an inseparable part of your unit ownership and can't be altered without the consent of all unit owners in an amended, recorded declaration, except in specific circumstances like expropriation or unit subdivision. Your voting rights are set separately in the declaration (§ 9:1122.105) and, while usually aligned with that percentage, can be allocated differently for particular matters.