Alaska law · Common Interest Ownership Act

AS 34.08.490

Association records

Covered in 2 owner guides

What this section does for you

The association must keep detailed financial records and make financial and other records reasonably available for examination by a unit owner or the owner's authorized agent; contractors must return all records within five days after their contract ends.
Owner guide: Records & transparency in Alaska
Owner examination of financial and other records — the route to the association's own fine ledgers and enforcement history, the raw material of a pattern.
Owner guide: Selective enforcement in Alaska

The statutory text

Verbatim from the public record. The law itself is a government work — always confirm the current version on the official source before you rely on it.

(a) The association shall keep financial records sufficiently detailed to enable the association to comply with AS 34.08.590. Financial and other records must be made reasonably available for examination by a unit owner and an authorized agent of a unit owner. (b) A professional manager, managing agent, accountant, or other person with whom the association has contracted for services shall return all association records within five days of the termination of the contract. If the association records are not returned within five days, the association may sue for their return and for damages.