# NACARO

> National Association & Condo Resource Organization

> Independent educational resources on U.S. HOA and condo governance — meetings, elections, quorum, proxies, board duties, and planning templates.

## Main sections
- /guides — Educational guides on HOA and condo governance
- /templates — Checklists, agendas, and planning templates
- /tools — Calculators and readiness checks
- /glossary — Governance term definitions
- /about — About NACARO
- /disclaimer — Educational disclaimer

## Topic categories
- Meetings & Notices: Annual meetings, special sessions, notices, agendas, and meeting logistics.
- Voting & Elections: Board elections, ballots, voting rights, and election administration.
- Quorum & Proxies: Quorum requirements, proxy forms, and owner participation tracking.
- Board Governance: Director duties, board meetings, minutes, records, and fiduciary responsibilities.
- Owner Resources: Guides for homeowners on meetings, voting, records access, and participation.
- Templates & Tools: Checklists, agenda templates, notice forms, and planning tools.
- State Law & Compliance: State-specific HOA and condo statutes, disclosure rules, and compliance basics.

## Featured guides
- [HOA & Condo Annual Meeting Guide](/guides): A practical overview of planning, noticing, and running annual meetings under typical U.S. association bylaws.
- [Board Election Procedures](/guides): How nominations, ballots, and director elections usually work in homeowner and condo associations.
- [Understanding Quorum Requirements](/guides): What quorum means, how it is calculated, and what happens when a meeting fails to achieve it.

## Featured templates
- [Annual Meeting Checklist](/templates): Step-by-step checklist for boards preparing an annual meeting from notice to minutes.
- [Board Meeting Agenda Template](/templates): A structured agenda format for regular board meetings and action items.

## Tools
- [Quorum Calculator](/tools): Calculate required quorum based on your association's governing documents.
- [AGM Readiness Check](/tools): Self-assessment for boards preparing an annual meeting or special session.
- [Election Readiness Check](/tools): Review key steps before opening nominations or distributing ballots.

## Glossary
- [Quorum](/glossary/quorum): The minimum number or percentage of owners (or voting interests) required to be present, in person or by proxy, before a meeting can conduct official business.
- [Proxy](/glossary/proxy): A written authorization allowing one person to represent an owner and cast votes on their behalf at an association meeting.
- [Annual meeting](/glossary/annual-meeting): A regular meeting of association members, typically held once per year, to elect directors and address owner business.
- [Board of directors](/glossary/board-of-directors): The elected governing body responsible for managing association affairs, subject to governing documents and applicable state law.
- [Governing documents](/glossary/governing-documents): The declaration, bylaws, articles of incorporation, rules, and other recorded instruments that define association structure and owner obligations.

## Machine-readable indexes
- /llms-full.txt — Full plain-text content index
- /guides.json — Guide index (JSON)
- /templates.json — Template index (JSON)
- /tools.json — Tool index (JSON)
- /glossary.json — Glossary index (JSON)
- /sitemap.xml — Sitemap