A.R.S. §33-1805
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Arizona Planned Community Act — Association Records Access
Requires Arizona planned community associations to make all financial and other records reasonably available to any member, or that member's designated representative, for examination and copying. Records must be available within 10 business days of a written request. Specifies categories of records the association may withhold (legal, personnel, contracts under negotiation). Reasonable copy charges may be assessed but the right of inspection itself is free.
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Statutory Text
Verified Apr 28, 2026 · AZLEG_GOV
33-1805. 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 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 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 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.
Governance
| Ref | Requirement |
|---|---|
| All financial and other association records must be reasonably available for member examination and copying. | |
| A member or the member's designated representative may request records in writing. | |
| The association must provide records within 10 business days of a written request. | |
| Records the association may withhold include privileged communications with legal counsel, personnel records, and contracts currently under negotiation. | |
| The association may charge a reasonable copying fee but cannot charge for the right of inspection itself. |
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