ORS 100.480: Maintaining documents and records; annual financial statement; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; availability of documents and records for examination.

(1) An association of unit owners shall retain within this state the documents, information and records delivered to the association under ORS 100.210 and all other records of the association for not less than the period specified for the record in ORS 65.771 or any other applicable law, except that: (a) The documents specified in ORS 100.210 (5)(j), if received, must be retained as permanent records of the association. (b) Proxies and ballots must be retained for one year from the date of determination of the vote, except proxies and ballots relating to an amendment to the declaration, supplemental declaration plat, supplemental plat or bylaws must be retained for one year from the date the amendment is recorded. (2) The association of unit owners shall keep financial records sufficient for proper accounting purposes. (3)(a) All assessments and other association funds shall be deposited and maintained in the name of the association in one or more separate federally insured accounts, including certificates of deposit, at a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, other than an extranational institution. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, funds must be maintained in an association account until disbursed. (b) Subject to any limitations imposed by the declaration or bylaws, association funds maintained in accounts established under this subsection may be used to purchase obligations issued by the United States government. (c) All expenses of the association shall be paid from the association account. (4) Within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, the board of directors shall: (a) Prepare or cause to be prepared an annual financial statement consisting of a balance sheet and income and expenses statement for the preceding fiscal year; and (b) Distribute to each unit owner a copy of the annual financial statement. (5) Subject to ORS 100.481, the association of unit owners of a condominium that has annual assessments exceeding $75,000 shall cause the financial statement required under subsection (4) of this section to be reviewed within 300 days after the end of the fiscal year by an independent certified public accountant licensed in the State of Oregon in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (6) The association of unit owners of a condominium that has annual assessments of $75,000 or less shall cause the most recent financial statement required by subsection (4) of this section to be reviewed in the manner described in subsection (5) of this section within 300 days after the board of directors receives the petition requesting review signed by at least a majority of the owners. (7) An association of unit owners subject to the requirements of subsection (5) of this section may elect, on an annual basis, not to comply with the requirements of subsection (5) of this section by an affirmative vote of at least 60 percent of the owners, not including the votes of the declarant with respect to units owned by the declarant. (8)(a) The association shall provide, within 10 business days of receipt of a written request from an owner, a written statement that provides: (A) The amount of assessments due from the owner and unpaid at the time the request was received, including: (i) Regular and special assessments; (ii) Fines and other charges; (iii) Accrued interest; and (iv) Late payment charges. (B) The percentage rate at which interest accrues on assessments that are not paid when due. (C) The percentage rate used to calculate the charges for late payment or the amount of a fixed charge for late payment. (b) The association is not required to comply with paragraph (a) of this subsection if the association has commenced litigation by filing a complaint against the owner and the litigation is pending when the statement would otherwise be due. (9)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the documents, information and records described in subsections (1) to (4) of this section and all other records of the association of unit owners must be reasonably available for examination and, upon written request, available for duplication by a unit owner and any mortgagee of a unit that makes the request in good faith for a proper purpose. (b) Records kept by or on behalf of the association may be withheld from examination and duplication to the extent the records concern: (A) Personnel matters relating to a specific identified person or a person’s medical records. (B) Contracts, leases and other business transactions that are currently under negotiation to purchase or provide goods or services. (C) Communications with legal counsel that relate to matters specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph and the rights and duties of the association regarding existing or potential litigation or criminal matters. (D) Disclosure of information in violation of law. (E) Documents, correspondence or management or board reports compiled for or behalf of the association or the board of directors by its agents or committees for consideration by the board of directors in executive session held in accordance with ORS 100.420 (1) and (2). (F) Documents, correspondence or other matters considered by the board of directors in executive session held in accordance with ORS 100.420 (1) and (2). (G) Files of individual owners, other than those of a requesting owner or requesting mortgagee of an individual owner, including any individual owner’s file kept by or on behalf of the association. (10) The association of unit owners shall maintain a copy, suitable for the purpose of duplication, of the following: (a) The declaration and bylaws, including amendments or supplements in effect, the recorded plat, if feasible, and the association rules and regulations currently in effect; (b) The most recent annual financial statement prepared in accordance with subsection (4) of this section; (c) The current operating budget of the association; (d) The reserve study, if any, described in ORS 100.175; and (e) Architectural standards and guidelines, if any. (11) The association, within 10 business days after receipt of a written request by an owner, shall furnish the requested information required to be maintained under subsection (10) of this section. (12) The board of directors, by resolution, may adopt reasonable rules governing the frequency, time, location, notice and manner of examination and duplication of association records and the imposition of a reasonable fee for furnishing copies of any documents, information or records described in this section. The fee may include reasonable personnel costs incurred to furnish the information. (13) Subsection (4) of this section first applies to property submitted to the provisions of this chapter before January 1, 1982, when the board of directors of the association of unit owners receives a written request from at least one unit owner that a copy of the annual financial statement be distributed in accordance with subsection (4) of this section. [Formerly 94.214; 1999 c.677 §51; 2001 c.756 §47; 2003 c.569 §38; 2003 c.803 §22a; 2007 c.340 §2; 2009 c.641 §29; 2011 c.532 §20; 2017 c.111 §4]