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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The declarant and the association shall maintain accounting records according to generally accepted accounting practices. Such records shall include: (1) A record of all receipts and expenditures; (2) an account for each unit which shall designate the name and address of each unit owner, the amount of each assessment, the dates on which the assessment comes due, the amounts paid on the account, and the balance due; (3) a record of the actual cost, irrespective of discounts and allowances, of the maintenance of the common elements; (4) an accurate account of the current balance in the reserve for replacement and for emergency repairs.
(b)(1) Records maintained by the declarant, by the association or by the manager, including, but not limited to, minutes of meetings and voting records of the board of directors, shall be made available for examination and copying by any unit owner, or the unit owner's duly authorized agent, at the expense of the unit owner, during normal business hours upon the request of such unit owner or agent.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the condominium instruments to the contrary, at least fourteen days prior to entering into any loan agreement on behalf of the association of unit owners, the board of directors shall (A) disclose in writing to all unit owners the amount and terms of the loan and the estimated effect of such loan on any assessment for common expenses, and (B) afford the unit owners a reasonable opportunity to submit written comments to the board of directors with respect to such loan.
(c) From the date of the recording of the declaration until the declarant relinquishes control of the association pursuant to subsection (d) of section 47-74a he shall cause to have prepared a certified audit of the books of the condominium by a certified public accountant not less than once in every calendar year which shall be available for examination by the unit owners. Thereafter on the written petition of unit owners of not less than twenty-five per cent of the units then completed, a certified audit by an independent certified public accountant shall be made, but not more than once in any consecutive twelve-month period; provided the cost of the audit shall be a common expense.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 47. Land and Land Titles § 47-81. Accounting records. Availability of records. Loan disclosure and comments. Audit - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-47-land-and-land-titles/ct-gen-st-sect-47-81/
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