<section number="57-8-17"><effdate>5/6/2026</effdate><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2026GS">62</modchap>, 2026 General Session</history><modyear>2026</modyear></histories><catchline>Records -- Availability for examination.</catchline><subsection number="57-8-17(1)"><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)">Subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(1)(b)" start="0">(1)(b)</xref> and regardless of whether the association of unit owners is incorporated under <xref depth="1" refnumber="16-6a" start="0">Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act</xref>, an association of unit owners shall keep and make available to unit owners:<subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(i)">each record identified in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="16-6a-1601(1)" start="0">16-6a-1601(1)</xref> through <xref depth="4" refnumber="16-6a-1601(5)" start="0">(5)</xref>, in the manner described in Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="16-6a-1601" start="0">16-6a-1601</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="16-6a-1602" start="0">16-6a-1602</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="16-6a-1603" start="0">16-6a-1603</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="16-6a-1605" start="0">16-6a-1605</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="16-6a-1606" start="0">16-6a-1606</xref>, and <xref depth="3" refnumber="16-6a-1610" start="0">16-6a-1610</xref>; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)">a copy of the association's:<subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(A)">governing documents;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(B)">most recent approved minutes;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(C)">most recent annual budget and financial statement;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(D)">most recent reserve analysis;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(E)">certificate of insurance for each insurance policy the association of unit owners holds;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(F)">management committee meeting minutes from the previous three calendar years;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(G)">profit and loss statement for the previous three fiscal years; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(H)">balance sheet for the previous three fiscal years.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(b)">An association of unit owners may redact the following information from any document the association of unit owners produces for inspection or copying:<subsection number="57-8-17(1)(b)(i)">a social security number;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(b)(ii)">a bank account number; or</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(b)(iii)">any communication subject to attorney-client privilege.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(c)">The following are considered property of the association:<subsection number="57-8-17(1)(c)(i)">a record or document described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(1)(a)(i)">(1)(a)(i)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(ii)">(ii)</xref>; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(c)(ii)">the funds contained in an account described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="57-8-60">57-8-60</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(1)(d)">If a person other than the association of unit owners has control over or possession of a record described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(1)(a)(i)">(1)(a)(i)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(ii)">(ii)</xref>, the person shall, upon the association's request, provide the record to the association of unit owners without charge.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(2)"><subsection number="57-8-17(2)(a)">In addition to the requirements described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(1)" start="0">(1)</xref>, an association of unit owners shall:<subsection number="57-8-17(2)(a)(i)">make documents available to unit owners in accordance with the association of unit owners' governing documents; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(2)(a)(ii)"><subsection number="57-8-17(2)(a)(ii)(A)">if the association of unit owners has an active website, make the documents described in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(a)">(1)(a)(ii)(A)</xref> through <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(c)">(C)</xref> available to unit owners, free of charge, through the website; or</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(2)(a)(ii)(B)">if the association of unit owners does not have an active website, make physical copies of the documents described in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(a)">(1)(a)(ii)(A)</xref> through <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(c)">(C)</xref> available to unit owners during regular business hours at the association of unit owners' address registered with the Department of Commerce under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="57-8-13.1" start="0">57-8-13.1</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(2)(b)">Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(2)(a)(ii)" start="0">(2)(a)(ii)</xref> does not apply to an association as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="57-19-2" start="0">57-19-2</xref>.</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(2)(c)">If a provision of an association of unit owners' governing documents conflicts with a provision of this section, the provision of this section governs.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)">In a written request to inspect or copy documents:<subsection number="57-8-17(3)(a)">a unit owner shall include:<subsection number="57-8-17(3)(a)(i)">the association of unit owners' name;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(a)(ii)">the unit owner's name;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(a)(iii)">the unit owner's property address;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(a)(iv)">the unit owner's email address;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(a)(v)">a description of the documents requested; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(a)(vi)">an election or a request described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(3)(b)" start="0">(3)(b)</xref>; and</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)">a unit owner may:<subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)(i)">elect whether to inspect or copy the documents;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)(ii)">if the unit owner elects to copy the documents, request hard copies or electronic scans of the documents; or</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)(iii)">subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(4)" start="0">(4)</xref>, request that:<subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)(iii)(A)">the association of unit owners make the copies or electronic scans of the requested documents;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)(iii)(B)">a recognized third party duplicating service make the copies or electronic scans of the requested documents;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)(iii)(C)">the unit owner be allowed to bring any necessary imaging equipment to the place of inspection and make copies or electronic scans of the documents while inspecting the documents; or</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(3)(b)(iii)(D)">the association of unit owners email the requested documents to an email address provided in the request.</subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)"><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(a)">An association of unit owners shall comply with a request described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(3)" start="0">(3)</xref> within 10 business days after the day on which the association of unit owners receives the request.</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(b)">If an association of unit owners produces the copies or electronic scans:<subsection number="57-8-17(4)(b)(i)">the copies or electronic scans shall be legible and accurate;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(b)(ii)">the unit owner shall pay the association of unit owners the reasonable cost of the copies and for time spent meeting with the unit owner, which may not exceed:<subsection number="57-8-17(4)(b)(ii)(A)">the actual cost that the association of unit owners paid to a recognized third party duplicating service to make the copies or electronic scans; or</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(b)(ii)(B)">10 cents per page and $20 per hour for the employee's, manager's, or other agent's time making the copies or electronic scans; and</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(b)(iii)">the association may not charge the unit owner for any costs associated with fulfilling a request for the electronic transmission of the documents described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(3)">(3)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(c)">If a unit owner requests a recognized third party duplicating service make the copies or electronic scans:<subsection number="57-8-17(4)(c)(i)">the association of unit owners shall arrange for the delivery and pick up of the original documents; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(c)(ii)">the unit owner shall pay the duplicating service directly.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(d)">Subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(9)" start="0">(9)</xref>, if a unit owner requests to bring imaging equipment to the inspection, the association of unit owners shall provide the necessary space, light, and power for the imaging equipment.</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(4)(e)">An association may comply with a request described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(3)">(3)</xref> by posting the documents described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(3)">(3)</xref> to the association's website or online owner portal.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(5)">If, in response to a unit owner's request to inspect or copy documents, an association of unit owners fails to comply with a provision of this section, the association of unit owners shall pay:<subsection number="57-8-17(5)(a)">the reasonable costs of inspecting and copying the requested documents;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(5)(b)">for items described in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(1)(a)(ii)(a)">(1)(a)(ii)(A)</xref> through <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(c)">(C)</xref>, $25 to the unit owner who made the request for each day the request continues unfulfilled, beginning the eleventh business day after the day on which the unit owner made the request; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(5)(c)">reasonable attorney fees and costs that the unit owner incurs in obtaining the inspection and copies of the requested documents.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)"><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(a)">In addition to any remedy in the association of unit owners' governing documents or as otherwise provided by law, a unit owner may file an action in court under this section if:<subsection number="57-8-17(6)(a)(i)">subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(9)" start="0">(9)</xref>, an association of unit owners fails to make documents available to the unit owner in accordance with this section, the association of unit owners' governing documents, or as otherwise provided by law; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(a)(ii)">the association of unit owners fails to timely comply with a notice described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(6)(d)" start="0">(6)(d)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(b)">In an action described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(6)(a)" start="0">(6)(a)</xref>:<subsection number="57-8-17(6)(b)(i)">the unit owner may request:<subsection number="57-8-17(6)(b)(i)(A)">injunctive relief requiring the association of unit owners to comply with the provisions of this section;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(b)(i)(B)">$1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater; or</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(b)(i)(C)">any other relief provided by law; and</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(b)(ii)">the court may award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party, including any reasonable attorney fees incurred before the action was filed that relate to the request that is the subject of the action.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(c)"><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(c)(i)">In an action described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(6)(a)" start="0">(6)(a)</xref>, upon motion by the unit owner made in accordance with Subsection <xref refnumber="57-8-17(6)(b)" depth="4">(6)(b)</xref>, notice to the association of unit owners, and a hearing in which the court finds a likelihood that the association of unit owners failed to comply with a provision of this section, the court shall order the association of unit owners to immediately comply with the provision.</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(c)(ii)">The court shall hold a hearing described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(6)(c)(i)" start="0">(6)(c)(i)</xref> within 30 days after the day on which the unit owner files the motion.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(d)">At least 10 days before the day on which a unit owner files an action described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="57-8-17(6)(a)" start="0">(6)(a)</xref>, the unit owner shall deliver a written notice to the association of unit owners that states:<subsection number="57-8-17(6)(d)(i)">the unit owner's name, address, telephone number, and email address;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(d)(ii)">each requirement of this section with which the association of unit owners has failed to comply;</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(d)(iii)">a demand that the association of unit owners comply with each requirement with which the association of unit owners has failed to comply; and</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(6)(d)(iv)">a date by which the association of unit owners shall remedy the association of unit owners' noncompliance that is at least 10 days after the day on which the unit owner delivers the notice to the association of unit owners.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(7)"><subsection number="57-8-17(7)(a)">The provisions of Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="16-6a-1604" start="0">16-6a-1604</xref> do not apply to an association of unit owners.</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(7)(b)">The provisions of this section apply regardless of any conflicting provision in <xref depth="1" refnumber="16-6a" start="0">Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(8)">A unit owner's agent may, on the unit owner's behalf, exercise or assert any right that the unit owner has under this section.</subsection><subsection number="57-8-17(9)">An association of unit owners is not liable for identifying or providing a document in error, if the association of unit owners identified or provided the erroneous document in good faith.</subsection></section>