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What we look for before quoting
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Planned communities (CIOA)
Connecticut folds planned communities, condominiums, and cooperatives into a single statute, the Common Interest Ownership Act, which generally governs communities created on or after January 1, 1984 (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-200 et seq.). To amend the declaration, CIOA generally calls for owners holding at least 67% of the association's votes, unless the recorded declaration sets a different figure (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-236). The recorded declaration controls the exact threshold and any higher or lower percentage your community has adopted.
Condominiums (CIOA / 1976 Act)
Condominiums created on or after January 1, 1984 are also governed by CIOA, so the same general 67% default amendment threshold applies unless the declaration says otherwise (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-236). Older condominiums created before 1984 may instead fall under the Condominium Act of 1976 (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-68a et seq.), which can carry different, often higher, owner-approval percentages. Either way, the recorded declaration and the community's creation date determine which rules apply.
How the vote can run
CIOA generally allows an association to vote by electronic or paper ballot, at an in-person, electronic, or hybrid meeting, by proxy, or without a meeting at all (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-252). When a vote runs by ballot without a meeting, the statute generally requires a ballot stating each proposed action and the percentage of votes needed to approve it, and a return deadline of at least three days. Meeting notice generally must go out not less than 10 nor more than 60 days ahead and describe the general nature of any proposed amendment (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-250).
Before we quote
Connecticut details that shape your vote
These are the things we check so your quote and timeline are realistic —
not legal advice, just the questions a careful Connecticut vote has to answer.
Connecticut uses one unified statute, the Common Interest Ownership Act (CIOA, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-200 et seq.), for planned communities, condominiums, and cooperatives created on or after January 1, 1984.
CIOA's default to amend a declaration is generally the consent of owners holding at least 67% of the association's votes, but the recorded declaration may set a higher figure or a lower one (not below a simple majority) (§ 47-236).
Amendments that prohibit or materially restrict the permitted uses or occupancy of a unit generally require a higher 80% owner approval, a figure the declaration may raise but not lower (§ 47-236).
Certain amendments, such as changing a unit's allocated interests or boundaries, increasing the number of units, or creating or increasing special declarant rights, generally need the consent of every affected owner rather than just a supermajority (§ 47-236).
CIOA generally authorizes electronic and paper ballots, proxy voting (with a 15% cap on undirected proxies), and votes taken with or without a meeting, in person, electronically, or hybrid (§ 47-252).
A vote without a meeting generally requires a ballot stating each action and the approval percentage and a return deadline of at least three days; the statute does not itself mandate a secret ballot, so secrecy is a matter of the bylaws or practice (§ 47-252).
An amendment generally becomes effective only when recorded in the land records of every town where the community is located; Connecticut records at the town level and no state agency approves the amendment (§ 47-236).
Condominiums created before 1984 may instead be governed by the Condominium Act of 1976 (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-68a et seq.), which can carry different approval thresholds, so the community's creation date matters.
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