Section 5200 - Association Records and Enhanced Records


Old Civil Code Section 1365.2(a)(1)


Changes

Changes Made By Section 5200

(1) For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “ Association records ” means all of the following: (A) (1) Any financial document required to be provided to a member in Article 7 (commencing with Section 1365 5300) or in Sections 5565 and 5810. (B) (2) Any financial document or statement required to be provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 1368 4525) of Chapter 4. (C) (3) Interim financial statements, periodic or as compiled, containing any of the following: (i) (A) Balance sheet. (ii) (B) Income and expense statement. (iii) (C) Budget comparison. (iv) (D) General ledger. A “ general ledger ” is a report that shows all transactions that occurred in an association account over a specified period of time. The records described in this subparagraph paragraph shall be prepared in accordance with an accrual or modified accrual basis of accounting. (D) (4) Executed contracts not otherwise privileged under law. (E) (5) Written board approval of vendor or contractor proposals or invoices. (F) (6) State and federal tax returns. (G) (7) Reserve account balances and records of payments made from reserve accounts. (H) (8) Agendas and minutes of meetings of the members, the board of directors , and any committees appointed by the board of directors pursuant to Section 7212 of the Corporations Code; excluding, however, minutes and other information from executive sessions of the board of directors as described in Article 2 (commencing with Section 1363 4900). 05. (I) (i) (9) Membership lists, including name, property address, and mailing address, if the conditions set forth but not including information for members who have opted out pursuant to Section 5220. (10) Check registers. (11) The governing documents. (12) An accounting prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5520. (13) An “ enhanced association record ” as defined in clause (ii) are met subdivision (b). (b) “ Enhanced association records ” means invoices, receipts and except as otherwise provided in clause (iii). (ii) The member requesting the list shall state the purpose canceled checks for which the list is requested which purpose shall be reasonably related to the requester's interest as a member. If payments made by the association reasonably believes that , purchase orders approved by the information association, credit card statements for credit cards issued in the list will be used for another purpose, it may deny the member access to the list. If the request is denied, in any subsequent action brought by the member under subdivision (f), the association shall have the burden to prove that the member would have allowed use of the information for purposes unrelated to his or her interest as a member. (iii) A member name of the association may opt out of the sharing of his or her name, property address statements for services rendered, and mailing address by notifying reimbursement requests submitted to the association in writing that he or she prefers to be contacted via the alternative process described in subdivision (c) of Section 8330 of the Corporations Code. This opt - out shall remain in effect until changed by the member. (J) Check registers.