A. Inspection
1. A member or a member’s authorized
representative (hereinafter “Member”), desiring to inspect the
Association’s records shall submit a written request to the Secretary or
manager of the Association. The request must specify the particular record
subject to inspection including pertinent dates or time periods. The
request must be sufficiently detailed to allow the Association to retrieve
the exact records requested.
2. Inspection of records shall be limited to
those records specifically requested.
3. No Member shall submit more than one written
request for inspection of the same record in a six (6) month period unless
good cause is shown.
4. The Association will not create or generate a
document or a report that it would not otherwise create or generate unless
it is required to do so by law or its governing documents.
5. Inspection of records will be limited to those
records that exist at the time of the request. No request for future
documents will be accepted.
6. The Association will not conduct a records
search or research or cull out records (e.g. a request for all minutes
where a particular item was discussed will not be accommodated). The
Member must ask for specific documents or items which will be retrieved
from the relevant storage media.
7. All inspection of records shall be conducted
at the Association’s office or at such other location designated by the
Association. No Member shall remove original records from the location of
inspection. No alteration of the original records shall be allowed.
8. Records shall be made available for inspection
by the Association on or before the tenth (10th) working day subsequent to
actual receipt by the Association of a written request for inspection
having the required specificity. This time frame may be extended by
written request of the Member. In addition, this time frame shall be
extended in the event records are so voluminous or otherwise in such
condition as to render this time frame unreasonable. The Association shall
notify the Member by telephone or in writing, that the records are
available and the time, date and place for such inspection. Inspection
shall be made only during normal Association business hours or normal
business hours of the location of inspection if other than the Association
office. (For the purposes herein, the term “working day” shall mean Monday
through Friday, exclusive of federal, state and local holidays in which
the office of the Association is closed. For purposes herein, “normal
business hours” shall be the hours that the Association office is
customarily open, or the hours at the location where the records are
inspected is customarily open, or if there are no customary hours, then
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. of each working day.)
9. A Member shall be required to pay any and all
actual costs or expenses incurred by the Association relating to the
official records inspection. This shall include, but shall not be limited
to, any and all costs for personnel who will be present during the review.
B. Copying
1. Except as provided in paragraph C below, if a
Member or authorized representative (hereinafter “Member”) desires to
obtain a copy of any records, the member shall designate in writing which
record is desired or in the alternative shall designate such record by use
of a tab or clip upon the pages desired. Any written request shall
designate the specific record or portion thereof. Copies of the record
shall be available within ten (10) working days of the request. In the
event the above referenced time frame is impractical due to the voluminous
nature or condition of the records, then copies will be made available as
soon as is practical.
2. Except as provided in subparagraph C below, a
Member shall pay the actual costs of providing copies, including the
reasonable costs of labor required to retrieve the requested records from
the storage media in which they are maintained by the Association.
3. Copying of records shall be limited to those
records specifically requested.
4. No Member shall submit more than one written
request for copying of the same record in a six (6) month period unless
good cause is shown.
5. The Association will not create or generate a
document or a report that it would not otherwise create or generate unless
it is required to do so by law or its governing documents.
6. Copying of records will be limited to those
records that exist at the time of the request. No request for future
documents will be accepted.
7. The Association will not conduct a records
search or research or cull out records (e.g. a request for all minutes
where a particular item was discussed will not be accommodated). The
Member must ask for specific documents or items which will be retrieved
from the relevant storage media.
C. Governing Documents
Notwithstanding the above, the Association shall
maintain an adequate number of copies of the various Declarations, the
Supplemental Declarations, and the Wekiva Code, as well as the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Association to ensure that they are
available to members and prospective members upon request. No written
request will be required to obtain a copy of these documents, but a charge
of twenty-five cents ($.25) per page will be charged for each such
document, with payment being required at the time of delivery.
D. Manner of Inspection
1. No written request for inspection or copying
shall be made in order to harass any owner, resident or Association agent,
officer, director or employee.
2. All persons inspecting or requesting copies of
records shall conduct themselves in a business-like manner and shall not
interfere with the operation of the Association office or the officer
where the records are otherwise inspected or copied.
E. Exceptions
Records which are protected by the
attorney/client privilege or any other
privilege or right shall not be made available
for inspection or copying.
F. Log of Activity
The Association shall maintain a log detailing:
i. The date of written request for inspection or
copying.
ii. The name of the requesting party.
iii. The records which are requested.
The Association shall retain the above records
for a seven (7) year period.
07/21/96
09/16/96
10/24/96