REFERENCE TITLE: planned communities; documents; commission database

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2541

 

Introduced by

Representatives Contreras P: Crews, Schwiebert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending sections 10-130, 33-1258 and 33-1805, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the condominiums and planned communities.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 10-130, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE10-130. Powers; duties; database

A. The commission has the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable it to administer this title efficiently and to perform the duties imposed on it by this title, including the power and authority to make rules for those purposes.

B. The commission shall establish and maintain a database for documents filed pursuant to sections 10-203, 10-1006, 10-1007, 10-1008, 10-1105, 10-1403, 10-1503, 10-1520, 10-2077, 10-2143, 10-3203, 10-11006, 10-11007, 10-11008, 10-11105, 10-11403, 10-11503, 10-11520, 29-633, 29-635, 29-754, 29-3201, 29-3202 and 29-4005, for community documents as defined in section 33-1802 of a planned community as defined in section 33-1802 and for condominium documents as defined in section 33-1202 for a condominium document as defined in section 33-1202. The database shall only include documents that are filed for a corporation with a known place of business that is located in a county with a population of more than eight hundred thousand persons and for a limited liability company whose statutory agent's street address is located in a county with a population of more than eight hundred thousand persons.  The commission shall post the database on its website to allow the public to search for business information, including an entity's name, approval date and county of the known place of business.  The information must be maintained in the database for at least ninety days. The commission may not charge a fee to any entity for information entered into the database pursuant to this subsection. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 33-1258, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-1258. Association financial and other records; applicability

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all financial and other records of the association shall be made reasonably available for examination by any member or any person designated by the member in writing as the member's representative.  The association shall not charge a member or any person designated by the member in writing for making material available for review. The association shall have has ten business days to fulfill a request for examination. On request for purchase of copies of records by any member or any person designated by the member in writing as the member's representative, the association shall have has ten business days to provide copies of the requested records.  An association may charge a fee for making copies of not more than fifteen cents $.15 per page.

B. Books and records kept by or on behalf of the association and the board may be withheld from disclosure to the extent that the portion withheld relates to any of the following:

1. Privileged communication between an attorney for the association and the association.

2. Pending litigation.

3. Meeting minutes or other records of a session of a board meeting that is not required to be open to all members pursuant to section 33-1248.

4. Personal, health or financial records of an individual member of the association, an individual employee of the association or an individual employee of a contractor for the association, including records of the association directly related to the personal, health or financial information about an individual member of the association, an individual employee of the association or an individual employee of a contractor for the association.

5. Records relating to the job performance of, compensation of, health records of or specific complaints against an individual employee of the association or an individual employee of a contractor of the association who works under the direction of the association.

C. The association shall not be required to disclose financial and other records of the association if disclosure would violate any state or federal law.

D. The association shall File and maintain with the CORPORATION commission the condominium documents for the database Prescribed by section 10-130.

D. E. This section does not apply to an association for a timeshare plan that is subject to chapter 20 of this title. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Section 33-1805, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-1805. Association financial and other records

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all financial and other records of the association shall be made reasonably available for examination by any member or any person designated by the member in writing as the member's representative.  The association shall not charge a member or any person designated by the member in writing for making material available for review.  The association shall have has ten business days to fulfill a request for examination. On request for purchase of copies of records by any member or any person designated by the member in writing as the member's representative, the association shall have has ten business days to provide copies of the requested records.  An association may charge a fee for making copies of not more than fifteen cents $.15 per page.

B. Books and records kept by or on behalf of the association and the board may be withheld from disclosure to the extent that the portion withheld relates to any of the following:

1. Privileged communication between an attorney for the association and the association.

2. Pending litigation.

3. Meeting minutes or other records of a session of a board meeting that is not required to be open to all members pursuant to section 33-1804.

4. Personal, health or financial records of an individual member of the association, an individual employee of the association or an individual employee of a contractor for the association, including records of the association directly related to the personal, health or financial information about an individual member of the association, an individual employee of the association or an individual employee of a contractor for the association.

5. Records relating to the job performance of, compensation of, health records of or specific complaints against an individual employee of the association or an individual employee of a contractor of the association who works under the direction of the association.

C. The association shall not be required to disclose financial and other records of the association if disclosure would violate any state or federal law.

D. The association shall File and maintain with the CORPORATION commission the COMMUNITY documents for the database Prescribed by section 10-130. END_STATUTE