DC condo owners get 31 days' notice before foreclosure and can cure any time before sale.
The sections cited set no owner vote for special assessments, so check your condominium instruments. The association has the power to adopt budgets and collect assessments, and assessments are made annually or more often if the instruments so provide.
D.C. Code 42-1903.08(a)(2); 42-1903.12(c)Owners' meetings need notice at least 21 days ahead for annual or regular meetings and 7 days for others, stating the time, place and purposes. Executive board meeting dates must be posted and sent to owners who ask, and notice of special or emergency board meetings must be reasonable under the circumstances.
D.C. Code 42-1903.03(a), (b)(2)If you are an owner in good standing, you can examine and copy the books and records, including financial records, during reasonable hours on business days, if the request is for a proper purpose tied to your membership and not for pecuniary gain or commercial solicitation. The association may withhold items such as executive-session records and legal communications, and may charge the actual cost of copies. The statute sets no response deadline.
D.C. Code 42-1903.14Unless the instruments say otherwise, assessments are past due on the 15th day and bear interest at the lesser of 10% a year or the maximum rate allowed on first mortgage loans. A foreclosure sale cannot be held until at least 31 days after a notice is recorded and sent to you, and you can cure the default any time before the sale by paying what is past due plus late charges, interest and the association's reasonable fees and costs. When the association tells you it plans legal action to collect, its notice must include a statement of the account and information on free or reduced-cost assistance.
D.C. Code 42-1903.12(e); 42-1903.12a; 42-1903.13(c)In District of Columbia, the same rules cover condos and HOAs.
Summarised from the statutes in November 2026. Not legal advice; your declaration and bylaws may add more rules.