Is my understanding per the bylaws of one vote/unit owner correct?

[Max77088]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas

As per the below bylaw how many votes does the owner of 5 condominiums get? Below is the bylaw

Bylaw:

Voting: Voting shall be based upon the undivided interest of each unit owner in the general common elements. An owner of an undivided interest in and to a condominium unit shall be entitled to a vote equal to his ownership interest in such unit. Cumulative voting is prohibited.

Max
Houston, TX

 

[OK-LL]

Yes, it is one vote per owner, but each owner's vote may not be the same weight.

If each unit has an equal undivided interest in the common elements, the votes are equal. But if one owner has 50% undivided interest in the common elements (usually this means he has a larger unit and pays higher assessments) and all others have 12.5% undivided interest in the common elements, then the first owner's vote is greater than all other owners together, and his single vote will carry any issue. So it is important for the purposes of voting that you determine each unit's undivided interest in the common elements -- this is usually set out in the governing documents and is usually included in the legal description on each deed.

 

[FlyingRon]

By the way, cumulative voting refers to when you have an election where you vote for multiple candidates. Lets say there are three seats up for election and I'd get to vote for three. Cumulative voting means I can cast all my votes for one candidate rather than picking three to vote for among the slate. It's fairly common in shareholder meetings to allow a minority group to pool together to get ONE member on the board.