Colorado association records requests
Colorado owners in common interest communities can request association records in writing. Two clocks apply: the association may require the request at least 10 days before inspection, and a certified-mail request must be answered within 30 calendar days. Penalties of $50 a day start on the eleventh business day, up to $500, or the owner's actual damages.
| Association | Deadline | Law |
|---|---|---|
| Common interest communities | 30 calendar daysafter a certified-mail request is received | C.R.S. 38-33.3-317 |
| Nonprofit associations | Notice before inspectingowner gives notice before inspecting | C.R.S. 7-136-102 |
Common interest communities (CCIOA)
C.R.S. 38-33.3-317 read at a secondary source
This section of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act covers condominiums, planned communities and cooperatives.
- Who may ask
- A unit owner or the owner's authorized agent.
- What starts the clock
- A written request describing the records with reasonable particularity. The association may require it be submitted at least 10 days before inspection or production. It may not require a statement of purpose. The 30-day rule and the penalty apply to a request sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
- Deadline
- The association must comply within 30 calendar days after it receives a certified-mail written request.
- Also
- The association may require the request at least 10 days before inspection or production (the statute does not say business or calendar days).
- Also
- Penalties of $50 a day start on the eleventh business day after the association received the written request.
- Copies and costs
- A reasonable charge that may be collected in advance and may not exceed the estimated cost of production and reproduction. Owners have a right to copies by photocopy or other means.
- What may be withheld
- Records of an executive session of the board, and personnel, salary or medical records relating to specific individuals.
- What must be protected
- The association does not have to compile or synthesize information.
- If the deadline is missed
- $50 a day from the eleventh business day, up to $500, or the owner's actual damages.
- Website
- A separate section, C.R.S. 38-33.3-209.4, requires annual disclosures (name, manager, finances, governance) within 90 days after fiscal year end.
- Record keeping
- Ballots, proxies and voting records are kept one year after the vote.
Nonprofit corporation fallback
C.R.S. 7-136-102 read at a secondary source
For associations organized as Colorado nonprofit corporations, this act also gives members an inspection right. The Common Interest Ownership Act is the main right.
- Who may ask
- A member.
- What starts the clock
- A written demand before the date the member wants to inspect.
- Deadline
- This is a notice period. The owner gives a written demand; the association then makes the records available on the date asked for.
- Copies and costs
- A reasonable charge for labor and materials.
- If the deadline is missed
- A court may order inspection and award the member's costs and reasonable counsel fees.
How HOAChime handles Colorado requests
Each association's state and type sets the deadline automatically: 30 calendar days from the certified-mail request, with the business day penalty clock tracked beside it. HOAChime records the certified-mail receipt date, sends reminder emails, and shows a due-soon and overdue list across every association. It also lets you mark records withheld with the state's reason, tracks charges as quoted, paid or waived, and keeps a full history of the request.
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.