{"id":2731,"date":"2023-05-26T17:18:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T21:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tarleyrobinson.com\/?p=2731"},"modified":"2023-05-26T17:18:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T21:18:15","slug":"requests-inspect-copy-community-association-company-records-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tarleyrobinson.com\/?p=2731","title":{"rendered":"Requests to Inspect and Copy Community Association or Company Records: Should it be this complicated?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Virginia Beach jury found a condominium association liable for failing to permit unit owners an opportunity to inspect and copy association records. Not only must the condo board allow inspection and copying, they must pay for an audit of the association records\u00a0and<\/strong> pay $50,000 for the unit owners’ attorneys’ fees.<\/p>\n

These questions arise frequently. This blog post reviews the various Virginia statutes that address the right to inspect and copy records for companies, HOAs and condominium associations.<\/p>\n

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There are five different statutes<\/span><\/strong> that address a right to inspect and copy company records.<\/p>\n

1. Virginia Condominium Ac<\/strong>t<\/a>. A unit owner in good standing has the right to\u00a0examine and copy association records “so long as the request is for a proper purpose<\/em> related to his membership in the\u00a0unit owners\u2019 association, and not for pecuniary gain or commercial solicitation.” This statute was applied in a case in which the Virginia Supreme Court permitted a unit owner<\/a> to inspect and copy salary information which identified the precise compensation paid to certain employees.\u00a0Generally, an association can withhold records relating to<\/p>\n