Alaska association records requests
Alaska's common interest ownership act says association records must be made reasonably available for examination by a unit owner. It sets no number of days. HOAs organized as nonprofit corporations fall back on the nonprofit act, which allows inspection for a proper purpose at any reasonable time.
| Association | Deadline | Law |
|---|---|---|
| Common interest communities | A reasonable timeno day count | AS 34.08.490 |
| Nonprofit associations | A reasonable timefor a proper purpose | AS 10.20.131 |
Common interest communities
AS 34.08.490 read at a secondary source
This act covers condominiums, planned communities and cooperatives under AS 34.08.
- Who may ask
- A unit owner and the owner's authorized agents.
- What starts the clock
- No request form is stated.
- Deadline
- No day count. Financial and other records must be made reasonably available for examination by a unit owner.
- Also
- A manager, accountant or other contract provider must return association records within 5 days after the contract ends (the statute does not say business or calendar).
- If the deadline is missed
- None is stated for owner access. The association may sue for return of records and for damages if a manager or contractor does not return them.
Nonprofit corporation act (fallback)
AS 10.20.131(b) read at a secondary source
This act applies to HOAs organized as Alaska nonprofit corporations when the community is not under AS 34.08.
- Who may ask
- A member, or an agent or attorney for the member.
- What starts the clock
- A proper purpose.
- Deadline
- No day count. Books and records may be inspected for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
- Record keeping
- No period is stated. The corporation must keep correct and complete books, minutes and a member list.
How HOAChime handles Alaska requests
Alaska sets no number of days, so HOAChime lets the company set its own target number of days for each association and still keeps reminder emails, a due-soon and overdue list across every association, and a full history of each request. You can also mark records withheld with the reason, find and black out Social Security, card, bank, licence, phone and email numbers before release, and track copy charges as quoted, paid or waived.
Checked against the statute text on 2026-11-13. This page is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. Laws change; follow the citation links for the current text, and ask the association's attorney about a specific request.